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The Lord is
gracious and righteous; our God is
full of compassion.
The Lord protects
the unwary;
when I was
brought low,
he saved me.
Psalm 116:5-6NIV
I love how the psalmist is content to have being "brought low", of being in need of rescue, is combined with God's goodness, compassion and protection.
I often think that if things aren't going well, then God's protection is non existent, that He is not compassionate.
This Psalm says otherwise.
I want saving by being taken out of difficult circumstances.
I want rescue to a place of comfort, otherwise how can I believe in a "good" God?
This word for saved here is about being saved in battle,
liberated,
literally given breadth and width.
In the battle, when he is low, the song writer recognises our God for who He is.
And eventually, there is liberation.
Freedom.
A spacious place.
May we see our God in this light today.
#psalms
#psalm116
#HeisGood

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