Thought For Today

Psalms 43:5
In this psalm the author is fighting a battle with in himself. The author asks himself two questions.
1. Why are you cast down oh my soul? The soul is your inner self so he is asking his inner self why are you so upset.
2. And why should you moan over me and be so disquited with in me?
When I was reading this I begin to think how many times I have had a battle going on within my self. A battle because a friend betrayed my trust or I made a wrong decision and the results were not what I expected so right away all the thoughts of discontentment begin to hit me. Do you know when that battle is going on people who don't really know you will be able to tell something is wrong because they will notice the change in your counttenance or your facial expressions. Listen to the author reply to his soul.Soul why are you letting all these things bother you don't you know that your hope is in God. He says you know what soul I am going to Paraise God and lift up my praise and adoration to the Lord for my hope is in him and not in my flesh. When I study the Word I use the King James bible and the Amplified bible. And I love the way the amplified reads on latter portion of that verse: Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, Who is the help of my sad countenanceand my GOD. When you and I will start to praise God in the midst of the turmoil, our sdaness will turn to joy and the peace of God will flood our soul like a river.
God Bless Your Day From Pastor Ken