As I read Psalm 22 this morning, which is a combination of prophecy about the Lord Jesus’ suffering on the cross and David’s personal trials, I thanked the Lord for choosing to wrestle spiritually the same way we wrestle. Perplexed and longing for deliverance, “My God, my God why have You forsaken me” and then experiencing a resurgence of hope, faith and trust. “You who fear the LORD, praise Him! … For He has not despised or disdained the suffering of the afflicted one; He has not hidden His face from him but has listened to his cry for help.”
The struggle is part of every believer’s journey. So is God’s faithfulness. We are not alone.
In fact, in the last two verses of the Psalm, David actually wrote about you and me. That’s right! “Posterity will serve Him; future generations will be told about the Lord. They will proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn– for He has done it.” We are among those “future generations.” We’ve been told about Him. We serve Him. We tell others about Him.
Imperfect in our faith. Human in our responses. Yet we are always supported by God’s sufficient grace. The Lord knows how we are. He knows where we are. He knows what to do. There is nothing we can experience that will surprise Him or be a problem for Him. He’s seen it in His people before and He’s experienced it for Himself.
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