You Will Revive Me

 

You Will Revive Me Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me. Psalm 138:7 The Hebrew rendering of this verse is “go on in the center of trouble.” What descriptive words! We have called on God in the day of trouble; we have pleaded His promise of deliverance, but no deliverance has been given; the enemy has continued oppressing until we are in the very thick of the fight, in the center of trouble. But where is the Lord, why isn't he here? When Martha said, “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died,” then our Lord met her lack of hope with His further promise, “Your brother will rise again.” And when we walk “in the midst of trouble” and are tempted to think like Martha, that the time of deliverance is past, then the Lord meets us also with a promise of hope. “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life.” Though His answer may be long delayed, and we may continue to “go on” in the midst of trouble, let us understand that “the center of trouble” is the very place where our Lord revives us. So, when you are in the hopeless place, the continued hopeless place; that is the very time when he will stretch out his hand to protect and preserve you. Our Good Shepherd is never too late; he is always on time for the best result.