Hope For Despair: Psalm 42:11 (Part Two)

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David speaking to himself is not denial. It is not pretending the discouragement is not real. The psalmist names it clearly. He acknowledges the weight. But he refuses to let that weight have the final word. There may be seasons when discouragement does not visit once and leave. It returns. It settles in. It becomes a familiar companion, showing up in the morning, sitting with you through the day, whispering at night. In those seasons, You have to choose hope! He says, “Hope in God.” Not because everything feels better. Not because circumstances have changed. But because God has not changed. 

~Dr. Robert L. Taylor, Professor, Bible Expositor & Teacher