The Lord is My Helper (Orange Sunday Devotion)

 

Psalm 30

"1  I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2  O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3  O Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4  Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5  For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 6  And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7  Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8  I cried to thee, O Lord; And unto the Lord I made supplication. 9  What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10  Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me: Lord, be thou my helper. 11  Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12  To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. "

Growing up in my grandmother's home I would hear old gospel songs all day, she would have the radio playing the Gospel station all day and all night. She would know if you would get up in the middle of the night and turn down the radio. It was that important to her to have those songs playing all the time. Well as the years went by the songs changed over the radio. I would hear songs all day that would talk about God keeping you, praising God for lifting you up. It wasn't until I was saved and I read my bible that I realized that those songs I would hear all these years were filled with the bible. Praise and worship coming filling our home all day and all night, just leaving nuggets of the word in my mind. 

They were there to keep me, held me together at my lowest, and pushed me to find Joy in my life. Who would have known that these songs would have given me a look into how some people respond to the life the Lord has given them. I read these Psalms and I hear the song play in my head and I can't help but sing along in my head about the God of heaven who heard my cry and healed my soul. Who brought new life into my life and took my weeping away. 

Lord, thank you for being my helper. Thank you for taking my pain away. Thank you for bringing joy, true Joy, into my life. Thank you for keeping me. I pray that today, churches everywhere will celebrate the life you have given all of us and commit to preserving it for everyone.