DCLM Daily Manna, Wednesday September 23, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – Solace in God’s Promises

Topic: Solace in God’s Promises [Wednesday September 23, 2015]

Text: Psalm 77:1-9

Key Verse: “I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me” (Psalm 77:1).

Arthur Tappan Pierson, an American Presbyterian pastor, who was a consulting editor for the original ‘Scofield Reference Bible’ in 1909, said: “God has no greater controversy with His people today than this, that with boundless promises to believing prayer, there are so few who actually give themselves unto intercession.”

The psalmist presented a pathetic situation, which was like a sore or wound that bled throughout the night and would not stop. Based on the condition he found himself, he could not sleep nor could he think of those things that could comfort him. Rather, he put those things far away from him and engaged himself in sorrow.

The remembrance of God could not comfort him. Instead, it troubled him the more. He tried to compare the days of old with the current. Yet, he could not fathom any improvement; things seemed to get worse. He made diligent search into the causes of his trouble, enquiring whether he had offended God and had gotten the consequences. With a troubled heart, he asked if God would cast him away forever and would no longer have mercy on him. There are believers who might find themselves in such a trying condition. They may groan under sore troubles and be tempted to think that God has hidden His face from them or withdrawn His usual favour.

They should not give way to such suggestions because the Lord will not cast off His people (Psalm 94:14). God will always have compassion (Lamentation 3:32) because His mercy endures for ever (Psalm 103:17).

Thought for the day: The permanence of God’s character guarantees the fulfilment of His promises.

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DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.