"Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my countenance and my God.” (v.5)
It is so easy for us (even as Christians), to loose hope sometimes, to be in despair, to look at our circumstances and say, “Why did this happen to me?” During these periods, we often times look at our struggles more as defeats, rather than something to overcome, to conquer or prevail over.
Here in our text David starts out by questioning his own position, but then gives himself some very good advice, “Hope in God.” It’s like he woke up and saw that God is bigger than any of his troubles and realized beyond a doubt that God would see him through. Yes he may need to endure his troubles for a season, but he has already claimed victory in the LORD, freeing his soul from pain by displaying his faith in God to prevail.
Life can break us down, cause us to despair, until we tell ourselves like David, “hope in God.” Therefore, lift up your head, rest in the LORD, praise Him for what He will accomplish (even before it happens), and allow Him to work at defeating your circumstances. Then, like David promised, give Him the glory and praise due His name.
The Truth: “The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” (Romans 8:18)
