Psalms 43:5 (NASBStr)
Why are you in despair, O my soul?
And why are you disturbed within me?
Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him,
The help of my countenance and my God.
The above verse is the same as in Psalm 42:11, the Psalm just before this one. The theme in these three Psalms is that God is the only One who can deliver us and there is therefore no reason to hope in anything else. The theme in this section is that God is our hope. When we find our hope in God He is glorified in us. Recently, in reading a message by John Piper, I came by a statement that I have posted on my calendar to appear every morning. Piper states that his preaching and understanding of God is boiled down to this statement: "God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in Him." I think the above verse sets the tone for a life wrapped up in that statement. When I "hope" in God I am being satisfied in what He is doing in my life. I must be content with His countenance being my countenance. We only ask, "Why is my soul in despair?", when we fail to remember that God has orchestrated the circumstances of our lives. We are satisfied in God when our hope is in God. When our hope is in our plans, our needs being meet, or our expectations realized, we fail to have our hope in God and can't be satisfied in Him and therefore can't glorify Him. Rejoice in the God who holds your hand and your circumstances and hope in Him. Then, and only then, will you be satisfied in Him and glorify Him.
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