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Psalm 86:7a "In the day of my trouble I will call upon You..."

Day 276 – Psalm 86

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You…” Psalm 86:7a

LIFE IS NOT A BED OF ROSES

David’s life seemed to be the stuff of fairy tales. He went from being a shepherd boy to become a giant killer. He then went on to become a famous and powerful king. Would not this life be described as a bed of roses? In David’s perspective, he had his share of troubles in life.

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,
For You will answer me.”
Psalm 86:7

1. “In the day of my trouble”

a) His enemies gave him trouble.
i) External enemies
ii) Internal enemies
b) His sins gave him trouble.
i) Misery threatened
ii) Loss of joy

2. “I will call upon You”

a) Hope was found in praying to God.
b) Strength may be found in turning to God.
c) Atonement from sin was available in God.
d) Deliverance from trouble was available from God.

3. “You will answer me”

a) Because the Lord was good.
b) Because He was always ready to forgive.
c) Because He was abundant in mercy to all who called upon Him.

FINDING HOPE IN GOD

The troubles of life can get us down. But we can overcome all troubles of life when we turn to God in humble prayer. One of the things that God would do is to give fresh hope even as we cry out to Him in our day of trouble. And with a new sense of hope, there would come renewed soul-joy.