Message from Scripture: 4/15/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Psa. 56:8. “Put my tears into Your bottle; Are they not in Your book?”

 

In this Psalm, David writes of being forced to flee his home due to Saul's bitter hostility, and then, away from friends and family, having to face the Philistines. How difficult did it feel when there was no safe place to go, when there was no one to trust. His sorrow was so intense, he vividly asks of God, "Put my tears into Your bottle.”

 

The term used here for bottle is of a large wineskin. More than a tiny receptacle, God is able to take note and remember all of David's sorrows, all of his pain and grief. Knowing God has such intimate knowledge of his situation in life, He is confident to go on and say, “In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Psa. 56:11). 

 

Isn't this the same confidence we can have in God through our troubles in life? It is comforting to know God is aware of where we are and what we have to face. We are reminded God's promises are constant, no matter where we are in life. God has a bottle for all our tears, too, because He cares for us (1 Pet. 5:7). No circumstance of life is greater than the God who knows our needs, who goes with us through any condition we will face. We can put our trust in Him and praise His word for its assurance and hope. As David also said, “This I know, that God is for me. In God, whose word I praise, In the LORD, whose word I praise” (Psa. 56:10). 

 

If we seek God’s will for us, and live for Him, there is nothing we will face that He will not face with us. What problem of life is greater than our God? Have a great day today, knowing our Lord goes with us, all the way through life to eternity. God bless.

 

Robert