Psalm 30 knows
a thing or two about suffering. Enemies threatened. Health was lost. The mouth
of the grave was wide open. The night was filled with weeping. But Psalm 30
sings of sorrow from the perspective of deliverance. You lifted me up. You
restored my health. You denied death its due. You met me in the morning with
joy. That is good news for anyone on the other side of trouble. But can we sing the song of deliverance before the song of suffering is
stilled? As difficult as it may be the answer is yes. Because Jesus was
surrounded by enemies, pierced by nail and thorn in hand and foot and forehead and
descended into the grave we can be confident that there is nowhere that we will go that God has not
been. And more that Jesus broke free from death's grip so that we can be
confident that even when all of life is dressed in sackcloth and wailing we are
destined for an eternity of dancing dressed in garments of joy. That will be the day when the song without ceasing is fully sung. In the meantime if all we can do
is hum a few bars of the forever song it will be enough to get us through the
night of weeping until we are welcomed by the eternal morning of joy.
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