Help in Troubling Times
Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, the tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed. ~ Psalms 74:2
This Psalm captures the heart’s cry in seasons of struggle, reminding us that God has not forgotten His people, even when everything seems to be unraveling. In life’s hardest moments, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed. I know this feeling all too well from experiences within my own family. We’ve been through some tough seasons, facing both the fallout of personal decisions and the weight of circumstances beyond our control. We’ve dealt with broken relationships, loss, and times when life seemed unbearably heavy.
One particular time comes to mind when I felt completely out of strength. Between family responsibilities, work, and trying to hold things together, it felt like I was being pulled in every direction. In the middle of all of it, a family member was sick and needed medical help. That is when I reached my breaking point and cried out to God, telling Him I couldn’t carry it all. It was then that He gently reminded me that I wasn’t meant to carry these burdens alone. He showed me that His grace is there to empower me through all of life, not just to survive but to walk through the storm with His strength. I knew that I needed to lay my burdens down and trust that He would lead me to a place of peace and victory.
In the passage today, we read a similar cry for help. In this chapter, we are reminded that God has been faithful to His people through every generation. Even when we feel weak, even when life feels like an uphill battle, we can call on Him, knowing that He has delivered us before and will do it again. God’s faithfulness is not just a distant hope; it’s a promise to cling to in the midst of our most challenging times.
So today, I want to encourage you to draw near to God. In difficult seasons, it might be through prayer, reaching out to others in your faith community, or journaling about His past faithfulness. Whatever it looks like for you, remember that He hears your cries and is working behind the scenes. God’s help has been with you from the beginning, and He is still with you now, shaping every challenge into an opportunity to experience His grace. Trust Him, even in uncertainty. Lean into His strength and expect to see His faithfulness in ways you may not yet understand. He is working wonders in your life, even in the struggles, and He is more than able to carry you through.
Today’s scripture reading: Psalms 74
1 O God, why have You cast us off forever? Why does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You have purchased of old, the tribe of Your inheritance, which You have redeemed—this Mount Zion where You have dwelt.
3 Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
4 Your enemies roar in the midst of Your meeting place; They set up their banners for signs.
5 They seem like men who lift up axes among the thick trees.
6 And now they break down its carved work, all at once, with axes and hammers.
7 They have set fire to Your sanctuary; They have defiled the dwelling place of Your name to the ground.
8 They said in their hearts, “Let us destroy them altogether.” They have burned up all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our signs; There is no longer any prophet; Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
10 O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
11 Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand? Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
12 For God is my King from of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
14 You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces, and gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
15 You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up mighty rivers.
16 The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have prepared the light and the sun.
17 You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter.
18 Remember this, that the enemy has reproached, O Lord, and that a foolish people has blasphemed Your name.
19 Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
20 Have respect to the covenant; For the dark places of the earth are full of the haunts of cruelty.
21 Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, O God, plead Your own cause; Remember how the foolish man reproaches You daily.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your enemies; The tumult of those who rise up against You increases continually.
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