Have you ever been in so great anguish that you asked yourself these types of questions?
- “Will the Lord cast off forever?”
- “And will He be favorable no more?”
- “Has His mercy ceased forever?”
- “Has His promise failed evermore?”
- “Has God forgotten to be gracious?”
- “Has He in anger shut up His tender mercies?”
The Psalmist in Psalm 77 asked just these questions. He even said, “This is my anguish” (10). But, he knew the answers to the question even as he asked them. We know God. We know His righteousness and His mercy and love for us. We just sometimes forget them when times are difficult, or when God chastised us for our sins.
How do we overcome this? We think of all that God has done for us in the past! Hear the Psalmist’s words:
“But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old. I will also meditate on all Your work, and talk of Your deeds. Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary; Who is so great a God as our God? You are the God who does wonders; You have declared Your strength among the peoples. You have with Your arm redeemed Your people, the Sons of Jacob and Joseph” (10-15).
