Monday:
Psalm 6 has been one of those passages that off and on through the years has gotten my attention. The descriptions there are so vivid of one who is grieving.
The source of the suffering is an unrelenting enemy.
The grief so severe that the writer, as he is praying to God says, I am weary, moaning, I flood my bed with tears, my eyes waste away because of grief. He feels so much grief that it feels as if he has died.
“How can I praise you if I am in the grave?” Valid point.
Have you ever felt this or at least something similar?
The Psalm resolves with this: “Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. The Lord has heard my plea and accepts my prayer . . .my enemies shall be put to shame.”
Now, take this and think of Jesus on the cross. He said several things among which was, “My God, my God why have you forsaken me?” Sound similar to our Psalm?
In this moment, when Jesus said this, he was abandoned. Because Jesus became sin, the Father turned His back. He was abandoned to the grave.
Jesus did not receive the same resolve as the writer of Psalm 6. Why? Jesus was our substitute and received what we deserved.
Know this, from Psalm 6, our Father cares.
Are you grieving now? Have you grieved before? You are not alone.
Jesus experienced being abandoned so we did not have to.
S.D.G.