majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalm 30:11-12,
"You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and
clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever."
David speaks of the joy the Lord had brought him. His source of joy
was that in his desperation he had called out to the Lord, verse 2,
and the Lord responded. David speaks of healing, of being lifted "out
of the depths", of being brought "up from the grave", verses 1-3.
David also speaks of the temporal nature of the Lord's anger, verse 5,
and of how his favor, his grace, lasts a lifetime, of weeping for a
night but rejoicing in the morning.
This psalm speaks to me of a couple of things. One is that the Lord
does answer prayer. Out of even our worst times, the Lord can lift us
up, bring us relief and bless us tremendously, no matter what we face.
David's psalm here is wonderful testimony of just this.
Another theme this psalm stirs in my heart this morning is the joy we
will experience in the resurrection. As we face death as a judgment of
God for sin, one bright morning we will be lifted up from death and
the grave. For those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith,
though we will experience physical death, our bodies will rise in the
bright morning of resurrection when we will celebrate God's wonderful
favor in eternal, abundant life. The joy will be intense.
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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