Free & Fit - Summer with the Psalms - Psalm 44 Sunday 14 July
Summer with the Psalms
Psalm 44 Sunday 14 July
“We have heard it with our ears, O God; our ancestors have told us what you did in their days, in days long ago. With your hand you drove out the nations and planted our ancestors; you crushed the peoples and made our ancestors flourish. It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them. You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob. Through you we push back our enemies; through your name we trample our foes. I put no trust in my bow, my sword does not bring me victory; but you give us victory over our enemies, you put our adversaries to shame. In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever. But now you have rejected and humbled us; you no longer go out with our armies. You made us retreat before the enemy, and our adversaries have plundered us. You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations. You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale. You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, the scorn and derision of those around us. You have made us a byword among the nations; the peoples shake their heads at us. I live in disgrace all day long, and my face is covered with shame at the taunts of those who reproach and revile me, because of the enemy, who is bent on revenge. All this came upon us, though we had not forgotten you; we had not been false to your covenant. Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path. But you crushed us and made us a haunt for jackals; you covered us over with deep darkness. If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart? Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered. Awake, Lord! Why do you sleep? Rouse yourself! Do not reject us forever. Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression? We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground. Rise up and help us; rescue us because of your unfailing love.”
Psalms 44:1-26 NIV
Psalm Prayer & Reflection
When we attend a dinner party, wedding or birthday celebration we often hear the phrase “raise a glass.” We all sing a song, do a dance and cheer for the Persons or People who we are celebrating, but so often quickly forget our God in the midst of the occasion, celebration and create memories without our Creator.
The Psalmist cries out for God not forget him, to remember him and to show up in his life. To be that ever present help in trouble that the Bible teaches us, that God promises to us and that we can trust and rely upon. Yet, what if we forget God and even in his waiting, in his mercy and in his unfailing love we miss a blessing.
It is essential that we pause, that we praise and that we constantly pray to our God. The most beautiful part is we remember that he is jealous for us, that he loves us and that he wants us to live eternal life with Him. All these things are true and we must depend upon them. For me. It’s because he is a good God, he is a Righteous God and he is an ever present help in trouble. He is my Rock and my Salvation! Amen
Prayer
Father God be with us today. Hold our hands, hold our hearts and interrupt up our heads from being distracted from you. Be with us in all we do in Jesus name. Amen
So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.”
Lamentations 3:26 NLT
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