“Blessed be the LORD, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him” (Psalm 28:6-7).

King David was going through a terrible, terrible time in his life. In his difficulties he sought the Lord and poured out his situation before Him. The LORD was his strength and shield and the source of his trust. In the midst of trials David rejoiced in his Lord. This is just exactly what Sandie told her pastor. “I’ve never experienced such back-to-back trials, Pastor. It seems like before the first trial passes, the next trial comes. Tears filled my eyes as I sat down to read my Bible today. I felt overwhelmed with the magnitude of my trials. I opened at the place where I left my book marker and began reading today in Psalm 28. As I read of the LORD being David’s strength, I again cried out to the Lord and asked Him to help me to trust Him. My crushing burden lifted, and believe it or not, I just sat in His presence and sang of His goodness to me!” Sandie shared. The same can be true of us today. While our problem might not quickly go away, the crushing weight can be replaced with rejoicing in Him.

For today: May our trust in the LORD increase as well as our rejoicing in Him!