Flooded with Concerns?
Quiet Place No. 1 | That Which Concerneth Me
From My Quiet Place is a glimpse into thoughts and lessons from my personal devotion journal. A space to share lessons the Lord is impressing on me. Maybe these thoughts will encourage you as you pause, reflect, and draw closer to Him in your own quiet moments.
“The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.” (Psalms 138:8)
As I read this verse, my eyes immediately settled on the phrase “that which concerneth me.”
It’s interesting how fast thoughts appear. Less than a second after my eyes scrolled across the phrase, my mind was filled with concerns.
Some concerns I’ve wrestled with for years. They hover in the back of my mind, waiting for any opportunity to flood my mind with familiar worries. Other concerns are small but suffocating. They usually get resolved rather quickly, but consume my thoughts throughout the day, robbing me of peace.
I have no problem identifying concerns, so as I read Psalm 138 I’m drawn to this verse. David had plenty of trouble in his life. I’d consider him an expert in this topic, and God thought enough of his writing that he included it in Scripture, so pause on this verse.
I back up to the first part of the verse and read it again: “The LORD will perfect.”
What?
Perfect to me means something getting better. This must be some old English word…and it is.
I pull up my ESword app and find “perfect” means… “to end (in the sense of completion or failure) cease, come to an end, fail…”
I like the sound of that.
David was making a confident declaration. He knew God had a plan. He knew God was good. He knew God was merciful.
Because of what he knew in the midst of trouble with a mind overflowing with concerns, he made a declaration of faith.
He didn’t know when or how, but He trusted God to bring an end to all of his concerns.
David may have faced different “concerns” than me, but he worshipped the same God. He trusted the same God.
So, I’m left with a choice. Make my declaration of faith and trust God to handle my concerns, or drown in worry and frustration.
The choice seems simple. Now. But tomorrow’s a new day, and Satan’s a crafty enemy.
The secret lies in the discipline to daily cast my (our) cares…or concerns…on Christ. To move forward in faith and not allow the concerns of life to paralyze me (us) spiritually.
What a merciful God we serve.
Wow! That is the exact verse that spoke to me today in my reading! However, you said it so much better than I could. Thank you!