Psalm 44
Scripture:
We have heard with our own ears, O God, what you did in the days of our fathers in ancient times. Our ancestors also told us about it. ..... What are we doing all day? God boasts and will give thanks to your name forever. ..... We are killed all day because of you, and people regard us as sheep to be slaughtered. (Ps。 44: 1,8,22)
Key words:
Hearing ... boasting ... being killed all day.
Experience:
What exactly is faith? Sometimes it is a story. About Abraham's centenary birthday, Moses left the Red Sea, David killed the giant, and the apostles cured the disease ... We all heard with our own ears what God did in the days of our ancestors. Our ancestors also told us. "
What exactly is faith? Sometimes it is my own experience. About freedom from fear, calmness from anxiety, recovery from illness, and comfort from sadness ... Lord, these things make us "boast of God all day long and thank your name forever."
What exactly is faith? Sometimes it's the real pain in front of you. Endless night, endless suffering, persecution by powerful evil forces, futile toil, defeat in the war ... Oh Lord, "you made us humiliated by our neighbors and ridiculed and ridiculed by people around us ... because of you, we were killed all day, and people treated us as sheep to be slaughtered."
What exactly is faith? This is a magical story, but it is not just a magical story; This is a wonderful experience, but it is not just a wonderful experience; This should be a firm trust, even in difficult times will cry. Only when you have heard and experienced, can you really understand what faith is.
Oh, Lord, I wish I could become a true believer. At that time, I no longer need to rely on other people's testimony and my own experience to strengthen my confidence. On the contrary, after going through the hardships like Job's, I can burst into tears: "I have heard of you before, but now I have seen you with my own eyes." (Job 42:5)
Pray:
Lord, I hope I can trust you completely, not because of other people's testimony, nor because of my own feelings, but because of your supreme name. Amen!