"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord." (Psalm 31:24 NIV)
What troubles do you face in this moment? What worries, fears, or doubts are weighing on your mind or heart today? In Psalm 31, the author writes of being in ‘distress,’ ‘strength failing,’ and ‘bones growing weak.’ Can you relate to those descriptions and feelings? Look at the world around us, our community, our relationships, and our own personal lives. We live in a broken world. It may seem as though there is no hope.
In your struggles, fears, or challenges where is your hope found? The author indicates that our hope needs to be placed in God. In our time of struggle and brokenness, we are to place our hope in God. We can be confident in our hope in God by looking back at all that God’s done. Once we look back, we can hope for a better future found through Christ. Psalm 31:24 calls us to “be strong and take heart” particularly during difficult times.
Identifying the troubles you face today, give those troubles over to God as you hope and wait for a better future found in Christ.