The Salve of the Scriptures

The Psalms are an outcry of the heart. They are the reflections of men whose lives were rocked by the situation of the day, as well as the destructive nature of their own sin and rebellion. When a staff member or lay leader is in the midst of all of the pain and stress of existing without a pastor, especially when the pastor left under tumultuous circumstances or he has been gone for quite some time; it is easy to become wrapped up in the sorrow of it all. Such devastation and pity are not productive for the Kingdom. We as believers must be able to rest in the strength of the lord for our assurance.

I can’t tell you that have always sought the strength found in the scriptures, but I can say that every time I have, I have found the Psalms to be a great fountain of joy, and a river of peace.

Psalm 1:1-6 (ESV)
1Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,
nor stands in the way of sinners,
nor sits in the seat of scoffers;
2but his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

3He is like a tree
planted by streams of water
that yields its fruit in its season,
and its leaf does not wither.
In all that he does, he prospers.
4The wicked are not so,
but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;
6for the LORD knows the way of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked will perish.