Soul, your find rest in God alone… your hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5
Dear Father, several other images come to mind when I think of King David talking to himself in this verse. David did so as a return to Gospel-sanity; but people talk to themselves for all kinds of reasons: Lonely people murmuring about life’s pains as they walk the mall. Athletes psyching themselves up before their event starts. Children surrounded by stuffed animals telling adventure stories while enjoying imaginary tea and cookies. Me talking to myself about where a trout might be hiding and what they might be eating.
But then we can just as easily talk to ourselves with contempt—heaping blame, shame, and vain regrets. Some of us carry on a self-pity monologue—reminding ourselves of what we deserve, don’t have, and who’s to blame. Some of us escape into fantasies of what could’ve, should’ve, would’ve been, and endless musings about “If only.”
But as your children, you call us to speak to ourselves like King David did with you always in the conversation. “Restless soul, find your rest in God alone, for Abba is your ever-flowing fountain of hope.” This isn’t “mind over matter”; it’s the Gospel over all things. Father, we have SO many things to keep in mind and take to heart. Including these…
7 Prepositions of Gospel Goodness
- God’s glorious favor is resting on us
- Judgment Day is already behind us
- Our loving Father is rejoicing over us
- The Spirit of Christ is living in us
- God’s powerful angels are all around us
- Our Good Shepherd is always with us
- The Lord Jesus is returning for us
Father, thank you—thank you for loving us as you do, enriching us in Jesus beyond all measure, and giving us rest and hope than cannot be found anywhere else. So Very Amen.
