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Rejoicing in salvation

 

On our drive home we encountered a lockdown on I-64 in Louisville. There were two accidents within a couple of miles of our exit. Both were nonserious, though significantly disruptive to those involved. The exit traffic itself was completely congested with three interstates in downtown Louisville tied up at the same time. So we sat on the interstate until eventually everything slowly became unplugged. It delayed us an hour but was really no big deal.

 

But what about when we get stuck in the traffic of life? You’re moving along smoothly and then all out of nowhere comes a congested area where the ‘stuff’ of life quickly piles up. You try to move forward to get out of the quagmire but no matter what you try you can’t get any momentum. You call to the Lord to rescue you from your trouble, but you hear no answer. You ask: Has God forgotten me? Will He eventually ‘remember’ me and reveal Himself to me? HOW LONG will it take to get out of this situation that has me stopped still? I’ve felt that way before and I’m guessing you have too. Guess what? “The man after God’s own heart”, David, felt that way too.

 

“How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.” Psalm 13:1-4

 

To David it seemed that he was stuck in the traffic of life. Worse yet, he was about to be run over by his enemies! And there were no signs of letting up. No indication that things were about to get better. No shining light in his present darkness. I’m not talking about an hour delay on I-64 in Louisville, nor even about the longer and costlier delay and suffering incurred by those whose cars were damaged. No, David’s situation, and maybe yours too, was one whose time of redemption was not in sight, nor even apparent it would come at all! It seemed that defeat at his enemies hands was might be imminent! And what was David’s response?

 

“But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.” Psalm 13:5-6

 

David trusted in God’s unfailing love. He rejoices in God’s salvation. He sang God’s praise. Why? Because, despite his present circumstances, “he has been good to me.”

 

In the middle of our ‘stuck’ situations we too can keep trusting in God’s unfailing love and praise him for our salvation. If you had nothing else, wouldn’t that alone be quite enough? Enjoy God’s goodness even while you wait for your resolution.