John Piper’s helpful recommendation on DesiringGod blog…
So what should we do when we read psalms that do not represent our present experience?
- Realize that somewhere in the world there are Christians who right now are in this situation. Pray with them and for them.
- Realize that you will be in this situation sooner or later, and build this pattern of prayer into your life as preparation.
- Get to know God by the way the godly go to him and what they say to him and about him in such times.
- Give thanks for the relative peace and joy you have in this fragile season.
July 23, 2008 at 3:09 am
Those are great devotional reminders! The psalms are either trivialized or neglected by way too many of us.
July 24, 2008 at 2:26 pm
They are great reminders. It has helped me immensely even this week as I approached reading the Psalms for my morning time with the Lord in prayer.