Consider these words from the Psalms,/Why hast Thou forgotten me? Why dost Thou cast me off?[42v9/43v2].These words where uttered by a man of God, a man who desired God, who loved God, nothing pleased him more than to be with Gods people in the house of God. Things were against him ,people were against him, it affected him,so much so, that his thoughts gave way ,to despair,and so we hear him uttering a number of times,the phrase,why art thou cast down oh my soul?it is a question,that he asks himself. I recently watched the movie , Lincoln, played by Daniel Day-Lewis,and one of the things I liked about the movie, Lincoln appears human. As we read the Bible we must remember that the people we read about are real people not dimigods,they had their moments of despair,they sometimes acted rashly,swore,lost their tempers,felt suicidal,felt like running away,disobeyed God. He uses earthern vessels,not vessels of gold or silver,He uses imperfect people,in spite of their imperfection,and He will use you and me.
A prayer.....Dear God we often feel unworthy,and unsuited for Your service,feel like giving up,we thank you,that inspite of our obvious faults and failings You will use us,we thank you from a grateful heart ,in Jesus name Amen .
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