God Will Sustain You
Psalm 55 begins, “Give ear to my prayer, O God; do not hide yourself from my supplication. Attend to me and answer me. I am troubled in my complaint.”
Then, in verse 17 the song continues, “But I call upon God and the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he will hear my voice.”
These are moving and powerful words that must have come from someone who was experiencing great difficulty in his or her life. I can only imagine the kind of heartbreak or tragedy or need that would prompt this kind of prayer. Yet in the midst of it all, there seems to be an unshakable faith that God will respond. God will hear. God will save.
My prayer for you is that you would approach God with the same unshakable confidence. While God may not answer when and how you would like, you can trust that God will hear your heartbreak, your need, your complaint, and God will respond.
The Psalm leaves us with this promise in verse 22, “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you…”
May it be so.
Let us pray: Loving God, today we hand you our burdens. And we trust that in your own time, in your own way, you will redeem us, heal us and empower us to live and serve anew. Amen.
Daily Message Author: Joe Albright
Rev. Joe Albright is a graduate of Flagler College and Columbia Theological Seminary. Together, he and his wife Robbie have five children. He loves spending time on the ocean and especially enjoys surfing and fishing. Before entering the ministry, Joe taught high school Spanish in Cape Hatteras North Carolina and Lawrence Tavern, Jamaica. He has pastored churches in Sarasota and Jacksonville, Florida and is currently serving Trinity Presbyterian Church in Palm Coast. Full Bio “I believe deeply in the power of the Gospel to bring hope, love, and new life. I have seen firsthand how this beautiful ministry of hope has touched people’s lives. It gives me great joy to serve Dial Hope as Lead Pastor.”
