| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this verse, the psalmist asks the Lord to uphold him according to His Word--he wants the Lord to be faithful to the promises He has made. When the Lord has shown Himself faithful, the psalmist will not be ashamed of his hope; what he had hoped for will come to pass. Today, we'll look at what it means to call on the Lord and why we can hope in Him always.
The psalmist knows he needs the Lord to uphold him and sustain his life. He knows there is nothing that he can do to fix himself or change his situation; his hope is entirely in the Lord. Do you have a circumstance in your life that seems like it will never change, or where you feel helpless? When you think about it, you can begin to pray something like, uphold me according to your Word. |
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We can trust that the Lord will be true to the promises that are in His Word. No circumstance is too big for Him to show His power; nothing is impossible for Him. This means we don't have any reasons to be anxious or worry about what we are facing; instead, we can be in constant and confident communion with the Lord at all times. We can call out to Him, just as the psalmist did, and trust that He will satisfy us.
Finally, we can be assured that when our hope is based on God's Word, it will come to pass. We know that we have been set free from sin. We know that we will spend eternity with the Lord. We know that the Lord loves us deeply. We know that Jesus will return again for His people. All these promises are guarantees for our hope. They remind us that we will not be ashamed, but instead see His Word come to pass and be fulfilled.
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