Psalm 22: 1-15v 14 “My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. “
My God, my God why have you abandoned me? Everyday I call to you, my God, and you do not answer. Yet you are holy. Enthroned on the praises of Israel. Our ancestors trusted you, and you rescued them. I am scorned and despised by all. Yet you brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust you. Do not stay so far from me. My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me. You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.
Most of the passages we read have more words of hope in them than words of despair but not this one. It was hard to find the positive and the last few images of bones out of joint and heart melting like wax show someone at the end of their hope. Left for dead. David the King who was close to God from birth felt at this time that God was far from Him. Mother Teresa also had times in her life when she felt far from God. These people of great faith had moments of anguish.
How is your faith holding up in this corrupt world today? How would you describe your faith journey? Are you being pruned to bear more fruit? Like David are times tough? There is something to be learnt from all the experiences we have. Even the times we feel far from God and that our hearts cannot show love to those around us because it is melting. We feel we have nothing left to give; our life being poured out like water. Remember the mustard seed. Look for that tiny something as with God hope will return and our hearts will not melt away.
Prayer: Heavenly Father we are sorry for feeling abandoned and exhausted from the trials of life. Give us a mustard seed of faith today so that we may strengthen our hearts and sing your praises. Amen.
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