Psalm 20:1 May the LORD answer you when you are in distress…. (NIV)
Commentary suggests that this was a psalm the people said over David as he was preparing for battle, but I can’t help but think of Job as I read these words. I think God HEARS us always. He knows our struggles. I think He ANSWERS us always. But sometimes those answers look very different than we had hoped or imagined.
Psalm 20:1 In times of trouble, May the LORD answer your cry… (NLT)
Isaiah 43:19 is a favorite of mine, especially when I don’t understand, when I can’t perceive what God is doing: “See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness….” Even when I don’t understand, even when I can’t discern what He is doing, He is still making a way, drawing me closer, allowing me to shine His light more clearly. I can trust Him, even when I don’t understand.
Psalm 20:4 May He give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for hearing my prayers, for knowing my heart, for answering, even when I don’t understand or can’t yet perceive Your response, even when Your answer is not what I had hoped. Thank You for the trust that You are sovereign, that You love me fiercely, that I am safe in Your care, always. Amen.
Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.
Have a blessed day.