God Sings Songs For The ForgottenSample

[The audio portion of this devotional is not available on your device. To hear this audio, visit your plan at www.bible.com] "God Sings Songs for Those in Anguish, Fear and in Need of Healing" "I don't wanna hear about it!"  In response to someone else’s pain, I have heard callous comments like this come out of my mouth or into my mind toward those I love more than I'd care to admit! The truth is, when it comes to anyone's pain but our own, we often are to our detriment, not interested. This is not God's approach however toward his children's suffering. Through his prophet David, God took time to write songs that would not only help the broken to express their deep hurt, but would also comfort them in knowing that they serve a God who wants to hear about and heal every deep wound in his proper time. Psalms 6 is one of the greatest poems in Scripture that captures not only the pain of life, but also the reality that God hears us!  David was a weeping prophet as well as Jeremiah, and this psalm is one of his laments. It was penned in a time of great trouble, both outward and inward. Is any afflicted? Is any sick? Let him sing this psalm. The structure of this psalm is very observable. He begins with doleful complaints (v. 1-7), but ends with joyful praises. He assures himself of an answer of peace, shortly, to his full satisfaction (v. 8-10). God is gracious in his songs to help us not only express our pain and suffering, but also in enabling us to rest in the confidence that he hears us and is acting to our betterment. Download our Songs of the Forgotten Album, and allow the Lord not only to validate your despairing, but to convince you of his victory over the darkness that plagues you!