Psalm 41 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” Psalm‬ ‭41‬:‭4‬ ‭- In this psalm we see David navigating two difficult situations. The first was some sort of sickness in his body. We don’t know exactly what sort of ailment plagued David, but it seems like from the wording of this psalm that it was serious. The second difficult situation David had to deal with was destructive “friends” around him. From the way they spoke about David in this psalm, they clearly wanted this sickness of David’s to kill him so they could be rid of him. With sickness within him and terrible people around him, David had one place to turn…the Lord. While David turned to the proper place, also notice how he turned in the proper way. David pleaded for healing and grace in the trouble, but his pleading was not fueled by this idea that he deserved such things from God because of how holy he was. David knew he had sinned, he knew he wasn’t innocent before the Lord, and if he ever wanted to taste wholeness and health again, he would need God’s grace and healing over more than just the physical aspect of his life. Your story too needs healing over more than just the physical. Each of us has sin in our life, and sometimes the hardships we face are attached to those sins. Like David, we ought to come to the Lord asking for help, but also asking for grace over our sin. Thankfully, if you are a follower of Jesus, know your sin has been completely and eternally covered by God’s grace. Your sin has been forgiven, yet, while forgiven, we can still experience the harmful consequences of such wrong choices. In those spaces, come to the Lord for help. Not because you deserve it, not because God owes you it, but because you know God loves you and is gracious toward His children. How great is our God that not only does He forgive our wrongs against Him, but is gracious enough to help us out of the pains our own sinfulness leads us into. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2996

Question To Ponder: How have you seen the Lord be gracious to you in the past?

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