Psalm
30:1-12
Key
Verses: 11-12
“You have turned my
mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and
clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord
my God, I will give you thanks forever!”
The promise here is not
that we will not mourn, nor is it a call to turn our funerals into joyous
celebrations. The promise here is that mourning will not have the final word. There
is pain. There is death. Our souls will ache with the sorrow of it. Throughout
our lives, we will encounter the dark pit, but the promise is, each time God is
there, with us and God will not leave us to the pain, to the sorrow, to the
darkness. God will raise us up. God will help us find our way forward. And will
help us find our joy again. Even in the face of death, of pain, of sorrow, God’s
redeeming power will bring goodness, righteousness, and beauty to everything,
to every situation, to every hurt, to each death. God will bring redemption to it
all. We will be able to see God at work. And our response is to not remain
silent, but to proclaim God’s goodness in it all, and through it all. To give thanks
and glory to God even as we wait to see how God will bring redemption.
Thing
to Think on
Look back at one the biggest struggles you have had in
your life, how has God brought redemption (brought good things into and out bad)
to that situation?
Can you see God bringing beauty, goodness and
righteousness (redemption) to what is going on right now in your life?
What does it look like for you to not remain silent
about the ways God’s redemptive power in your life?
A
Prayer for Today
Lord,
God you make beautiful things grow out of dark soil, you bring life where there
is death and beauty where there only seems to be pain. Help me to see the green
shoots of your work in my life. Help me to watch them grow and find joy in
them. Lord also help me to “sing” of your goodness, to speak of your greatness
and to give thanks to you in all things.
- Amen
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