Never Alone
(NCV) Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted,
and he saves those whose spirits have been crushed.
19 People who do what is right may have many problems,
but the LORD will solve them all.
When people suffer loss, whether due to the separation of death, or other of life’s tragedies, I always point them to the Psalms. After years of study, I know that David went through the highs and lows that make up life and he found the key to survival: to keep his eyes upon the one, true and living God.
We have each been dealt disappointments in varying degrees. One of the quotes I will never forget is “No one gets out of this life alive,” by screenwriter Irving Ravetch.
Life is rife with manifold troubles, yet Psalm 34:18 is one of the promises that when we are brokenhearted and crushed, sometimes to the point of giving up, God will save us. We may not be saved from bodily harm, but as Jesus said in Matt 10:28, fear not those who can kill the body, but fear the one who can destroy the soul.
May we start each day looking to the author and finisher of our faith, knowing with full confidence that we are not alone.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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