WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?

 

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

 

WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?

 

Ps 55:22

22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

 

          The fifty-fifth psalm was probably written during Absalom’s rebellion against his father, King David. It is written in the poetic style so familiar to David’s writing. It addresses overwhelming problems and distresses by recalling calamities that are familiar to most of us.

 

          The feeling, during great challenges, is that God is too busy for us or that He is capricious and is hiding from us while we suffer alone. In the very first verse David begs God to listen and not to hide himself. The word “attend” in verse two is the Hebrew qashab (kaw-shawb) and means “to prick up the ears.”

 

          David suggests that his suffering is similar to, or perhaps worse than, the shout of the enemy in battle, or the relentless aggravation of the wicked who falsely accuse and aggressively prosecute. It was fierce, like a damaging storm.

 

          The pain is made worse because it comes from a friend, in David’s case, a son. David remembered the good times which made these bad times even more distressful. All David wanted to do was to fly away (v.6).

 

          So, what about you? What can you do when you just can’t take it anymore? Having exhausted human strength, ingenuity, and endurance, David suggests giving it to God for He will never suffer the righteous to be moved (to slip and fall).

 

Thank you, Lord, for your constancy and care. AMEN