Crushed

 <sup>Psalm 34 


4</sup> I sought the Lord, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
⁵ They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
⁶ This ^[c]poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
⁷ The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

⁸ O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
⁹ O fear the Lord, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.

 

¹⁷ The righteous cry, and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are ^[d]crushed in spirit.

¹⁹ Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

 

Beloved- are you crushed in spirit today?  Are you brokenhearted?  Are you troubled?  Afflicted? 

All of the above?

 

For those who have been made right with God, according to their relationship with Jesus-  The LORD: hears, delivers, is near, saves, delivers. 

 

What that looks like for you today- I can't tell you.  But, I can tell you that He is working- whether we feel like it or not; whether we see it right now or not.... remember- He is our hope, not our circumstances.  He operates dimensionally and outside of time... and according to His Kingdom's economy. 

 

In your heart of hearts, your soul- may the truth of the words:

He hears,

He delivers,

He is near,

He saves,

He delivers- 

 

Wash away:

fear,

doubt,

disatisfaction

 

...and in their places, may the Holy Spirit provide you with:

faith,

love,

hope,

peace,

and great satisfaction.

 

Blessings-

Psalm 34: 5  "They looked to Him and were radiant..."