January 13, 2017
When we cannot see God’s hand, we can trust His heart.
Read: Psalm 126 | Bible in a Year: Genesis 31–32; Matthew 9:18–38
The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3
Our son wrestled with drug addiction for seven years, and during
that time my wife and I experienced many difficult days. As we prayed
and waited for his recovery, we learned to celebrate small victories. If
nothing bad happened in a twenty-four-hour period, we would tell each
other, “Today was a good day.” That short sentence became a reminder to
be thankful for God’s help with the smallest things.
Tucked away in Psalm 126:3 is an even better reminder of God’s tender mercies and what they ultimately mean for us: “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” What a great verse to take to heart as we remember Jesus’s compassion for us at the cross! The difficulties of any given day cannot change the truth that come what may, our Lord has already shown us unfathomable kindness, and “his love endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).
When we have lived through a difficult circumstance and discovered
that God was faithful, keeping that in mind helps greatly the next time
life’s waters turn rough. We may not know how God will get us through
our circumstances, but His kindness to us in the past helps us trust
that He will.
Tucked away in Psalm 126:3 is an even better reminder of God’s tender mercies and what they ultimately mean for us: “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” What a great verse to take to heart as we remember Jesus’s compassion for us at the cross! The difficulties of any given day cannot change the truth that come what may, our Lord has already shown us unfathomable kindness, and “his love endures forever” (Ps. 136:1).
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. Robert Grant
When we cannot see God’s hand, we can trust His heart.
INSIGHT:
Psalm 126 is a song of happiness on the other side of a broken
heart. It celebrates the return of Jewish citizens to Jerusalem after
seventy years of Babylonian exile. These lyrics are in striking contrast
to Psalm 137 that recalls the tears of their years of captivity: “By
the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion” (v. 1).
Does either one of these two songs resonate with you today? Can you
remember days when there seemed to be no way forward, until the sun of
God’s provision dawned? Maybe the emotions of that moment can be seen in
the joy of Psalm 126. Is there ever not a time to remember the God who
is with us—to be trusted in our waiting and thanked in song when
circumstances seem to shout of His goodness?
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