Corona Devo 1458

Up against something today?  Something big (and bad!) and out of your control?  

I know how that feels.  

We braced ourselves.  We prayed hard and invited others to join.  I went to bed on my knees and woke up multiple times in the night to continue asking God's help, protection, and salvation over the situation we were facing.  (We needed saved!)

Our predicament had every potential and indication of being bad, catastrophic even, and we had not one ounce of control over any remedy or resolution of it.  We were powerless...but not prayerless.  Oh, how I prayed.  And then, groping for my Bible, I sat alone with God's Word, which then prayed for me:

Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.  (2) Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold.  I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me.  

(3) I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched.  My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.  

(4) Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head.  Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.  

(5) O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.  (6) Don’t let those who trust in you be ashamed because of me, O Sovereign Lord of Heaven’s Armies.  Don’t let me cause them to be humiliated, O God of Israel. 

(7) For I endure insults for your sake; humiliation is written all over my face...

(9) Passion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.  

(10) When I weep and fast, they scoff at me.  (11) When I dress in burlap to show sorrow, They make fun of me.  (12) I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me. ~Psalm 69:1-7, 9-12

We were prepared for the worst, as was the Psalmist.  

How we got in this situation, I don't even know, but we were bobbing helplessley in the treacherous waters of it now.  

We anticipated the worst.  We expected the wolves.  We watched for the scavengers.

And we kept praying.

But I keep praying to you, Lord, Hoping this time you will show me favor.  In your unfailing love, O God, answer my prayer with your sure salvation.  (14) Rescue me from the mud; don’t let me sink any deeper!  Save me from those who hate me, and pull me from these deep waters. 

(15) Don’t let the floods overwhelm me, or the deep waters swallow me, or the pit of death devour me. 

(16) Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful.  Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful. 

(17) Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!  (18) Come and redeem me; free me from my enemies.  (19) You know of my shame, scorn, and disgrace.  You see all that my enemies are doing.  (20) Their insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair.  If only one person would show some pity; if only one would turn and comfort me.  

(29) I am suffering and in pain.  Rescue me, O God, by your saving power.  ~Psalm 69:13-20, 29

~~~

We braced (hard) for it...but the hammer never came down.  The waves never pulled us under, the disaster we knew was going to hit...didn't hit.

Instead the turbulent waters began to (somehow!) calm and recede.  Our tiny lifeboat stayed afloat, even through it should have been smashed to smithereens.

Then I will praise God’s name with singing, and I will honor him with thanksgiving.  (31) For this will please the Lord more than sacrificing cattle, more than presenting a bull with its horns and hooves. 

(32) The humble will see their God at work and be glad.  Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.  (33) For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.  

(34) Praise him, O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them.  (35) For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah.  His people will live there and settle in their own land. 

(36) The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety.  ~Psalm 69:30-36

~~~

Up against something today?  Something big (and bad!) and out of your control?  

Nothing is out of God's control.  

Seek His Word and let the Bible give our spirit words to pray, cries to cry,...hopes to hope.  

Invite Him in.  Pray Him in.  Lay yourself and your will and your lack-of-control before Him and...watch Him work.  


Blessings,

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com 

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