I just wanted to share a story from last night.
I was lying in bed, thinking to myself, when suddenly, I felt VERY STRONGLY urged to read
Psalm 30. I don't know why
Psalm 30 specifically, but I did.
So I flip on the light, open my Bible, and go to
Psalm 30. Here it what it said...
A Psalm. A Song at the dedication of the house of David.
1 I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up,
And have not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O LORD my God, I cried out to You,
And You healed me.
3 O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave;
You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
4 Sing praise to the LORD, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.
5 For His anger
is but for a moment,
His favor
is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But joy
comes in the morning.
6 Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be moved.”
7 LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong;
You hid Your face,
and I was troubled.
8 I cried out to You, O LORD;
And to the LORD I made supplication:
9 “What profit
is there in my blood,
When I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You?
Will it declare Your truth?
10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me;
LORD, be my helper!”
11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
12 To the end that
my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
These are exactly the words I needed to hear at that moment...the Holy Spirit is always at work!
-Azarias