Light Day 29: Psalm 43:1-5

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.
For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

The purpose of sending of God’s light and truth is clearly stated in this passage: to lead us to God Himself – His holy hill, His inner place. 

In the midst of false accusations from an ungodly nation and from deceitful and unjust men, in the midst of feelings of being forsaken by God, in the midst of deep mourning, in the midst of enemy oppression, in the midst of soul depression and unrest – God’s light and truth are the hope and pillar of existence. In the midst of any or all of these circumstances, looking to His light and truth brings increased intimacy with Him and a closer walk with Christ.

That is what transforms us from depression and mourning to praising our God with exceeding joy! Even in the valley of the shadow of death, the light and truth of God implanted within us through Christ enable us to give thanks in all circumstances.

Are you hoping in God through the bleak circumstances of your life today? His purpose for you is that true fellowship and true joy!