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Day 11 of 14

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Psalms 16:9-10

9Therefore my heart is glad

and my whole being rejoices;

my body also rests securely.

10For you will not abandon me to Sheol;

you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

Reflections:  Christians have confidence that through the trials and sufferings we face, God will not abandon us. But it doesn’t always feel true. Sometimes God feels far away from us. Sometimes we wonder if he cares. Sometimes we wonder if we have been too faithless for him to continue being faithful. Our feelings matter, but they are not the ultimate dictator of truth. The fact remains that God will not abandon you, no matter how overcome by the world you may feel. He will finish the work he began in you and bring you to new life in the resurrection.

Questions:  Have you ever felt like God doesn’t care about you? How does today’s passage help?

Prayers:  God, thank you that even when I feel far away from you, you remain close. Please help me seek you even in those times when I don’t feel like it. Amen.

Psalms 16:1-11

Psalm 16

Confidence in the Lord

A Miktam of David.

1Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.

2I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;

I have nothing good besides you.”

3As for the holy people who are in the land,

they are the noble ones.

All my delight is in them.

4The sorrows of those who take another god

for themselves will multiply;

I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood,

and I will not speak their names with my lips.

5Lord, you are my portion

and my cup of blessing;

you hold my future.

6The boundary lines have fallen for me

in pleasant places;

indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.

7I will bless the Lord who counsels me —

even at night when my thoughts trouble me.

8I always let the Lord guide me.

Because he is at my right hand,

I will not be shaken.

9Therefore my heart is glad

and my whole being rejoices;

my body also rests securely.

10For you will not abandon me to Sheol;

you will not allow your faithful one to see decay.

11You reveal the path of life to me;

in your presence is abundant joy;

at your right hand are eternal pleasures.