4My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
-Psalm 55:4-6, 16-17, 22 (KJV)
Have you ever faced something, a problem, trial or temptation, that seemed so monumental that you were fearful? Sure you have, we all have. David was going through such a time. I encourage you to read all of Psalm 55, for this post, I'm going to look at just a few verses.
David is going through some kind of situation. Look at his words in verses 4-5, "My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me." Have you ever been to this point. I'm sure you have. David was fearful, whatever was going on was getting the best of him. Has your heart ever been pained within you? David was so fearful, that he wished he could just get away. Look at verse 6, "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Wouldn't it be great to be able to just fly away from our problems and situations? In the midst of turmoil, David wishes for wings like a dove so he could fly away. But then, something happens. Something jogs his memory.
Look at verses 16-17, "As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice." After coming to his senses about his situation, David remembers that he can call upon God, and God shall save him. You know what? You can call out to God in the midst of your trial and your situation, and God will still be there! David says that he will cry out, and God shall hear his voice. God still hears the voice of those calling out to Him. Do you know what the problem is, though? Often times, you or I cry out to God for help, only to pick up our problem again, and go on our way. Then we sit and say that God doesn't help us any more. That's wrong! Look at what David says in verse 22, "Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." When you cry out to God for help and rescue, cast that problem, that trial, that situation on Him. Look what God will do for you, He will sustain you. To sustain means to support, to keep from falling, to maintain. God will support you, He will keep you from falling, He will maintain you in your time of need. Will you allow Him to do that?
Friends, what are you going through today? What situation, difficulty, trial or temptation are you facing this day? Don't go at it alone. Cry out to God for help, then cast your situation, your difficulty, your trial, your temptation onto Him. God is there, are you looking for Him? Think About It.
*source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sustain
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