Forsaken?

"My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?" ~Psalm 22:1

These words we recognize. These are the words Jesus quoted from the cross just before He died. Thinking about this verse, I am reminded there are times in life when we feel these words ourselves. When a doctor tells you, you have cancer or when we lose someone very close to us. Reading through Exodus, the people of Israel was brutally oppressed by Pharaoh. When Moses confronted Pharaoh to free his people, Pharaoh responded by making life even harder. The people felt as if God had forsaken them.  

In reality God was working in their behalf and in the end they world know He was God and they where His people. In life we don't always know what is happening and we feel abandoned. But God reminds us to be "strong and courageous" and "He will never leave us or forsake us". (Deu. 3:16) No matter where you find yourself we know God will never 'forsake' us. In those moments He is building our faith and we have to trust the outcome to God. 

Dear Father thank you for never leaving or forsaken us. Thank you for always being there even when we feel overwhelmed by life. Lord help us in those moments to look to you and to trust you. Build our faith today Lord. Amen

Daily Reading: Exodus 5-8; Psalm 22:1-11