14 day plan

God in Daily Life

Day 10 of 14

GNT

Psalm 94:19

19Whenever I am anxious and worried,

you comfort me and make me glad.

Reflection:  The other day we were talking to our neighbour about the previous owner of the house we are renting. He was saying that it was his understanding that the owner would only rent out this property for a short while and then probably sell. I walked away from that conversation with such fear welling up in my heart. I started stressing about the prospect of moving. Where would we go? Before I knew it, I had worked myself up into a state. I went to hang out the washing as I felt it was the only thing I could control in that moment. As I was hanging up the washing, God reminded me of the
Israelites. He rescued them from Pharaoh, parted a giant body of water for them to cross and provided food in the desert. Yet, they forgot all the good He had done and started complaining, saying that life was better before. In that moment, I started to get emotional. God reminded me of the many ways He has provided for my family and I, like the Israelites, forgot!?! I used to get so frustrated at them when I read their account in the Bible and yet, I myself had fallen into the same trap. I thanked God for the reminder and surrendered my family up to Him.

Question:  Are you able to recognise the need to surrender your anxieties when they arise?

Prayer: Lord, when the waves of anxiety hit us, help us call to mind all the times you have provided and cared for us.  Please give us truths in those moments, so that we don’t believe the devil’s lies. Amen.

Psalm 94:1-23

God the Judge of All

1Lord, you are a God who punishes;

reveal your anger!

2You are the judge of us all;

rise and give the proud what they deserve!

3How much longer will the wicked be glad?

How much longer, Lord?

4How much longer will criminals be proud

and boast about their crimes?

5They crush your people, Lord;

they oppress those who belong to you.

6They kill widows and orphans,

and murder the strangers who live in our land.

7They say, “The Lord does not see us;

the God of Israel does not notice.”

8My people, how can you be such stupid fools?

When will you ever learn?

9God made our ears—can't he hear?

He made our eyes—can't he see?

10He scolds the nations—won't he punish them?

He is the teacher of us all—hasn't he any knowledge?

11 The Lord knows what we think;

he knows how senseless our reasoning is.

12Lord, how happy are those you instruct,

the ones to whom you teach your law!

13You give them rest from days of trouble

until a pit is dug to trap the wicked.

14The Lord will not abandon his people;

he will not desert those who belong to him.

15Justice will again be found in the courts,

and all righteous people will support it.

16Who stood up for me against the wicked?

Who took my side against the evildoers?

17If the Lord had not helped me,

I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.

18I said, “I am falling”;

but your constant love, O Lord, held me up.

19Whenever I am anxious and worried,

you comfort me and make me glad.

20You have nothing to do with corrupt judges,

who make injustice legal,

21who plot against good people

and sentence the innocent to death.

22But the Lord defends me;

my God protects me.

23He will punish them for their wickedness

and destroy them for their sins;

the Lord our God will destroy them.