Sunday Psalms; Wake up, O Lord! Why do you sleep? Get up! Do not reject us forever. Why do you look the other way? Why do you ignore our suffering and oppression? We collapse in the dust, lying face down in the dirt. Psalms 44:23-25 NLT If you've been in distress, lost, alone, wondering what God is up to, wondering if He even is there, then this psalm from the descendents of Korah (who's whole community perished - see Numbers 16) may express some of what you are experiencing. The sons of Korah did not join the rebellion & this Psalm is where they're at this point in their lives; Questioning God. They feel tossed aside, dishonored: [9] But now you have tossed us aside in dishonor. You no longer lead our armies to battle. Psalms 44:9 NLT They don't believe they are to blame at all: [18] Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path. Psalms 44:18 NLT And yet, at this moment, here they are. Questioning. Hurting. And the redemptive str...
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