O Lord, Rebuke Me

“O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭38:1-22‬ ‭KJV‬‬

We try everything the world has to offer. We incur huge debt; take every pill recommended; suffer countless humiliations; waste away in our despair; retreat from all contact; the darkness overwhelms -

Has your storm gotten to the point you are willing to do anything? 

Is it so bad that you are willing to humble yourself before God and man?

“For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭38:18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Remorse - 

Confession - 

Repentance -

I was at that point. I surrendered.

“And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

‭‭James‬ ‭5:15-16‬ ‭KJV‬‬

In obedience to God's Word, I met with a few people; I humbled myself; confessed and repented of my sins, and my life has never been the same.

He rescued me.

Even though all remained the same; in a single moment everything changed;

life -

light -

hope!

“For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭38:15‬ ‭KJV‬‬

There is no other hope -

Repent while there is still time.

Even so - MARANATHA!