Passage: Psalm 23 Speaker: Pastor Lukus Counterman Series: Summer in the Psalms
Speaker: Lukus Counterman - We aren’t sure what the exact nature of David’s difficulty was when he wrote Psalm 23, but it was characterized by enemies, threats, and dark valleys. Now, labels such as “anxiety” and “depression” weren’t applied to people back then, but David seems to have faced emotional and spiritual stress. It stands to reason with all that he went through in his life from the loss of a child to the betrayal of those closest to him. So, what should the people of God do in times like that? Where should they turn in seasons of stress and suffering? Our psalm this weekend is a treasured text because it points us to the Good Shepherd and gracious host who meets us in our trouble and rescues us forevermore. May the Lord use his word of comfort to strengthen our hearts.