I often think of Biblical characters as being on a much higher plane than I am. Men and women like Moses, Paul, Deborah, Mary were real people with real triumphs and tragedies. They weren't even always willing to be used by God. Though I'm not exactly sure what a "normal" person looks like, they were normal people that God prepared and used in an above normal way.
In my reading of the Psalms this morning I discovered a very dismal one. Psalm 88. It was written by, of all people, Heman. His first phrase is the solitary positive note in this very sad song. "O LORD God of my salvation...".
When in situations like Heman's, is God enough? It depends on your up-look. Saul, king of Israel, when in depression sought the advice of a witch. God had abandoned him. King Saul never thought of repentance. He looked to the underworld for hope. Saul of Tarsus (Paul), when he was being afflicted by his thorn in the flesh, sought God. His answer was not, I'm sure, what Paul wanted to hear. But he rested in God's choice.
I've heard that God gives grace when we really need it. Grace to face any situation. His grace is sufficient. My reaction to that Grace, my up-look will determine whether I come out looking like a Heman or a king Saul.
"...When the darkness is most severe, God's promises only shine the more brightly" (Daily Walk June 17,1980).
In my reading of the Psalms this morning I discovered a very dismal one. Psalm 88. It was written by, of all people, Heman. His first phrase is the solitary positive note in this very sad song. "O LORD God of my salvation...".
When in situations like Heman's, is God enough? It depends on your up-look. Saul, king of Israel, when in depression sought the advice of a witch. God had abandoned him. King Saul never thought of repentance. He looked to the underworld for hope. Saul of Tarsus (Paul), when he was being afflicted by his thorn in the flesh, sought God. His answer was not, I'm sure, what Paul wanted to hear. But he rested in God's choice.
I've heard that God gives grace when we really need it. Grace to face any situation. His grace is sufficient. My reaction to that Grace, my up-look will determine whether I come out looking like a Heman or a king Saul.
"...When the darkness is most severe, God's promises only shine the more brightly" (Daily Walk June 17,1980).
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