O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
When a person cries to the Lord as his own personal God, God hears and heals him. That healing is a lifting up in which foes are not allowed to rejoice over the sufferer. In its setting, this healing belongs to rescue from death.
Such deliverance calls for gratitude, thanksgiving, and praise to God rather than dishonoring Him by dwelling on trials with complaint, sorrow, depression, and mournful rehearsal of grievances. That praise means extolling God, giving Him the glory and strength due to His name, bringing thank-offerings, worshiping in the beauty of holiness, and singing and giving thanks with His saints at the remembrance of His holiness. The verse therefore means triumph in the keeping power of the Redeemer, keeping the mind from all that is low, depressed, downcast, and mourning, and showing cheerfulness and strength in His strength.
Those daily consecrated to God bear a decided testimony in features, temper, words, character, and life that His service is good, so that the whole religious life is uplifting, elevating, ennobling, and fragrant with good words and works and shows the bright and cheerful side of religion. Trials are Christ's workmen to perfect Christian graces, and when received as educators they produce joy and lift faith until it appears more precious than gold tried by fire.
When a person cries to the Lord as his own personal God, God hears and heals him. That healing is a lifting up in which foes are not allowed to rejoice over the sufferer. In its setting, this healing belongs to rescue from death.
Such deliverance calls for gratitude, thanksgiving, and praise to God rather than dishonoring Him by dwelling on trials with complaint, sorrow, depression, and mournful rehearsal of grievances. That praise means extolling God, giving Him the glory and strength due to His name, bringing thank-offerings, worshiping in the beauty of holiness, and singing and giving thanks with His saints at the remembrance of His holiness. The verse therefore means triumph in the keeping power of the Redeemer, keeping the mind from all that is low, depressed, downcast, and mourning, and showing cheerfulness and strength in His strength.
Those daily consecrated to God bear a decided testimony in features, temper, words, character, and life that His service is good, so that the whole religious life is uplifting, elevating, ennobling, and fragrant with good words and works and shows the bright and cheerful side of religion. Trials are Christ's workmen to perfect Christian graces, and when received as educators they produce joy and lift faith until it appears more precious than gold tried by fire.