- O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath. Psalm 6:1 – We aren’t sure what wrongdoing of David is causing David to feel as if the Lord is discipling him, but what we find in this psalm is a man crying out to the Lord to lessen the lesson the Lord was teaching him. David was feeling crushed by the weight of the discipline, and he found himself troubled to the bone and flooding his bed with tears every night. When we are in the middle of such discipline from the Lord over our sin, we too can find ourselves mirroring the agony of David in this psalm. The discipline can feel overwhelming and over the top, and we too can be calling out to the Lord to lessen the lesson. While such crying out is acceptable to the Lord, let us keep in mind that such discipline is not a sign of God’s hatred for us. In fact we learn in Hebrews that such discipline from the Lord is a mark of our adoption as His children. Hebrew 12:7, “It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?” Keep this truth in mind then when we sin and God begins to discipline us for the wrong. He does so not out of hatred, not out of a lack of care for us, but out of love as our Heavenly Father. He longs for us to grow beyond the ways of the world and to be about His holiness instead. Turn then from your sin, and when we find ourselves experiencing the consequences of our sin let us remember that the Lord is allowing such discipline to come to us, His children, as a means to draw our attention and devotion back to Him. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2961
- I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping. My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes. Psalms 6:6-7 – While this passage in itself isn’t much of a source of encouragement, it does remind us that even on our pursuit of God we are going to find times of struggle. David isn’t sugar coating any of how he is feeling with God in this passage and I’m glad because it makes it more relatable to our life and struggles. There very well may come some seasons in your life where what David shared is what you’re feeling, just keep in mind during those times what he wrote in verse 9. That the Lord heard his pleas and accepted his prayer. Just because the current season of life is hard, it doesn’t mean God is absent from that season. He is still with you, talk with Him and share how you’re feeling. While the season might not change immediately, our outlook can when we know we’re not alone in it. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 768
- Turn, O Lord, deliver my life; save me for the sake of your steadfast love. Psalm 6:4 – Turn. My hope today is that you realize God has turned towards you. The cross is symbol we can look to that reminds us that our plea for help was heard, an answer from God was given, and that answer was He’ll turn to save us. Today we don’t have to sit wondering whether or not God wants us or is willing to step into our story to help us. He made it overly clear on the cross He deeply wants us and has already stepped into our mess even before we asked Him to. This is the God we serve, one that is willing to turn to help us. Let’s take some time today in prayer to thank Him for the help He’s already given us and the help He’s promised to give us in the future. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1723
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