READ: Psalm 3
Can you remember the darkest moment of your life? Perhaps you have tried to forget it, but when you are at the lowest moment of life, you feel so alone, so vulnerable, and so abandoned. In Psalm 3, David is at one of the darkest moments of his life. His son Absalom had betrayed him and had taken over the throne of Israel. David was cast out as king by his own son. His family was in shambles. His life was a mess. His enemies were pursuing him. He was living in darkness.
But David didn’t give in to the darkness. He leaned on his faith. He remembered five truths about God: God protects (vs. 3); God is enough (vs. 3); God restores (vs. 3); God is accessible (vs. 4); and God blesses the faithful and judges the unrighteous (vs. 6).
When you are in dark times, turn your thoughts off the darkness and turn your thoughts to God. Remember who God is, and you can go to sleep in peace, for God has your back.
Prayer Focus: Pray for those who are in darkness that the eyes of their heart and the thoughts of their mind will be focused on the greatness of God.
Can you remember the darkest moment of your life? Perhaps you have tried to forget it, but when you are at the lowest moment of life, you feel so alone, so vulnerable, and so abandoned. In Psalm 3, David is at one of the darkest moments of his life. His son Absalom had betrayed him and had taken over the throne of Israel. David was cast out as king by his own son. His family was in shambles. His life was a mess. His enemies were pursuing him. He was living in darkness.
But David didn’t give in to the darkness. He leaned on his faith. He remembered five truths about God: God protects (vs. 3); God is enough (vs. 3); God restores (vs. 3); God is accessible (vs. 4); and God blesses the faithful and judges the unrighteous (vs. 6).
When you are in dark times, turn your thoughts off the darkness and turn your thoughts to God. Remember who God is, and you can go to sleep in peace, for God has your back.
Prayer Focus: Pray for those who are in darkness that the eyes of their heart and the thoughts of their mind will be focused on the greatness of God.
– Dr. Tim Thompson