Daily Devotions
Psalms
Psalm 42:4b "I pour out my soul within me..."
Day 5 – Psalm 42
“I pour out my soul within me…” Psalm 42:4b
GOOD MEMORIES ARE IMPORTANT
Sometimes we take good memories for granted. Bad memories, on the other hand, tend to assert themselves on us with great adverse effect. Here’s how the good memories served the psalmist at a time when depressive feelings threatened to oppress!
“When I remember these things,
I pour out my soul within me.
For I used to go with the multitude;
I went with them to the house of God,
With the voice of joy and praise,
With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast.”
Psalm 42:4
1. “When I remember these things”
a) Use the memory system God has given us.
b) Feed on good memories.
c) Good and strong memories can take away much pain and sorrow from our heart.
2. Precious Memories
a) Recall happy times of going to the house of God.
b) Remember special times when multitudes assembled together for worship.
c) Remember with deep emotions the voice of joy and praise.
d) These good and positive memories can effectively turn sad feelings into great strength.
3. How memories can serve us well
a) They can fight off feelings of sorrow.
b) They can bring renewed hope.
c) They can cause our soul to pour out the deepest soul-feelings to God in faith and in hope.
Let us be challenged to create good and powerful happy memories in life!