Psalm 13

There have been soooooo many times in my life this psalm has been a daily source of hope. It's been back in my mind recently.

We all reach a point- a breaking point, if you will- where we just can't take it anymore. We are swarmed and swamped with junk, and all we can do is cry for mercy. Our will is broken by our attackers, whether they are human, spiritual, or emotional. No person or pill can save us. We can only appeal to God.

And, sometimes, He takes His sweet time getting back to us.

Psalm 13 cries out in an almost primal way. Essentially, it tells God, "Rescue me, or I'm dead. And then what good am I to You?" As far as arguments with God, I think this is a good one. I mean, if we stand for God, and the enemies of God destroy us, then how does that make God look good? And to your response of "Jesus died on on the cross," I respond, "He got better." God not delivering us ultimately when we are His is bad press for God. True, we believers will get ultimate victory in Heaven, but in the here and now, that consolation is far off.

So, what's the consolation here and now? Why is Psalm 13 still an amazing source of fresh lemonade when life hands you worm infested, rotten, dried out lemons?

But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the LORD’s praise,
for he has been good to me.

Despite all the trouble, all the attacks, God's love is unfailing. His salvation is sure. God WILL rescue us. He can't not rescue us. He is unfailing.

He has and will always be good to us.