ALMIGHTY GOD – OUR SUPPORT

READING: PSALM 71:1-8

Verse 6: “By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He Who took me out of my mother’s womb. My praise will continually be of You.”

In the Book of Ecclesiastes we are informed that there is a time to be born. The Bible is making the point that God has predetermined and established the times of our births. In some situations, however, life becomes extremely difficult for some people. On those occasions, they can be heard
to express regret that they were born. At any time of discouragement, it is important or even vita, for Christians to find refuge in the truth of God. At those times, the psalms are passages of the Bible that provide inspiration that can motivate us. For example, Psalm 71:6 is a prayer of praise to the Lord that can produce that affect. How comforting it is when we turn to the realities of the Holy Father’s provision for us. We are assured that in everything that happens from our births through our eternal lives, we are upheld by our great and sovereign God. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. Give two reasons it is profitable for you to understand you have been upheld by God since birth.

2. How can your praise to the Lord be more effectively continued?