The Lord Has Dealt Bountifully With Us

-January 30, 2023-

Good morning, happy Monday,

“I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.”

(Psalm 13:6).

The sun rises each morning and sets as predictably at even tide. The earth rotates around the sun. The tides rise and fall; the amount of daily sunlight increases and decreases. But God God never changes and He never leaves us nor forsakes us. When we look back, we trace how He how has blessed us and as we look forward, we are confident of His blessings to come.

David began this psalm in a very low place. He asked the Lord four questions all beginning with the words “How long.” He asks, How long, O Lord? Will You forget me forever? How long will You hide Your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me? (Psalm 13:1-2). Instead of falling apart, he falls on his knees turning to the Lord for His help. We all go through times similar to what David experienced. We feel alone and overwhelmed. Like David, we must cast ourselves upon His grace and mercy to see us through.

We may not know how long a trial will last, but we know it comes to pass not to stay. By the end of this short psalm David is once again rejoicing in the Lord. He joyously exclaimed, “I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me.” His perspective changed dramatically by turning but his eyes off himself and his circumstances to the Lord and His mercy and blessings. He didn’t take a pill, nor did he see a psychiatrist, or read a self-help book; He sought the Lord. Life was again beautifully bountiful in the Lord.

The word bountiful is defined as, “large in quantity; abundant.” God deals bountifully with us. He loves us so abundantly and wants to love others the same way. When we are more thankful, we will be more positive; when we are more thankful and positive, we will be more content; and when we are more content, we will be more joyful. The Lord puts a new song in our hearts.

Let us say with David, “The Lord has dealt bountifully with me. Have a blessed, beautiful, and bountiful day in Jesus. Stay safe and healthy.

Singing praise to the Lord in a major key in all times, good or bad,

Dean