Hope For Tomorrow

Have you ever been in a bad situation where there seemed a little hope of relief.

How much do you trust God? If God shows up with the answer to your deepest heart’s prayer, would you trust Him - I mean really trust Him with the answer and the timing of the answer.

Looking at Psalm 30 we can find hope for tomorrow. 5  For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. (Ps 30:5).

This is some great news today. no matter what we are facing today. No matter how deep our issue is. No matter how complex it may appear or even how sad it is we have reason to rejoice. For we know God’s anger is only for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.

When I left here last Sunday I got the news that one of Chicago’s best voices died suddenly. It was on my Facebook feed and expressions of sorrow were being shared. Dante Hall had song for me at one of my banquets and sang here at a concert. It was sad hearing that he passed. He was only 47 years old.

It was shocking to me but to others it was overwhelming. Yet my message to all is that b clause .. Weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning.

Its in the psalm David expresses gratitude to God and instructs us to extol or to exult God. The psalm has two outbursts of praise. David’s unaffected delight at being restored shines through every word, quite undimmed by time.

Now this psalm can be attributed to any recovery from an adverse situation. Even Jesus expressed in John 16:20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. (Jn 16:20). In the following verses Jesus explains: Jesus used an analogy to reinforce his statement about grief turning into joy: A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. The pain of childbirth can be excruciating, but afterwards the joy of a child born into the world completely overshadows the pain. Jesus said to his disciples, So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no-one will take away your joy.

So David suggest that we owe the Lord praise for all he is capable of doing.

First He is able to Rescue us

Look at verse 2 and 3 O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

3  O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;

you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit. Psalm 30:2–3). (2016). The Lord will rescue you from the depths of hell. He draws us up from the gravest situations.

As our Sunday School lessons informs us we get brand new mercies each and every morning. God has the ability to rescue you. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. (2 Co 4:17). Or as Paul told the Romans 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth. comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. (Ro 8:18).

Paul explains the reason why he does not lose heart in the midst of affliction. It is because this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison. Paul’s afflictions were of course neither slight nor momentary in themselves. They were the burdensome and virtually constant accompaniment of his ministry. Yet by comparison with the weighty and eternal character of the glory being prepared for him, he saw them as but slight and momentary.

David wants to convey the same thing. The Lord will rescue you.

Never Forget who Did It

David knew that it was the Lord and the Lord only who rescued him. Look at Verse 6 and 7

6  As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.”

7  By your favor, O LORD,

you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed. (Ps 30:6–7).

I have learned it was not me It was God! You must have a God did mentality! David understood that God was for him. When you understand that God did it you will have no problem praying to Him.

8  To you, O LORD, I cry,

and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

9  “What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10  Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!” (Ps 30:8–10).

Finally Celebrate

11  You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

12  that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever! (Ps 30:11–12).

David begins and ends his Psalm with praising God!

So the praise, which has the effervescence of dancing, has also depth to it, and persistence.

More persistence, perhaps, than David himself could guess when he included the word forever.

How much praise can you muster up for the Lord? Do you have a forever praise?

David danced before the Lord. His praise would be perpetual and persistent!