As for me, I said in my prosperity, ‘I shall never be moved.”
Ps. 30:6
Humankind tend to be insolent and proud when we prosper. David also said that he shall not be moved. But it was the LORD who had established him as a strong mountain. As the LORD hid His face, David became dismayed again.
Let us therefore remember to trust in the LORD and turn to Him constantly even when we prosper because He is the one who established us.
Psalm 42 “As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God?” Psalm 42:1-2 The author of this Psalm wrote that he longed for God, like a deer who thirsts for…
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