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'Joel Ryan'
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'Joy Comes in the Morning'
How Psalm 30:5 Celebrates Resurrection
His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning.
.... Psalm 30:5 GNT
David experienced as many ups and downs, triumphs and sorrows as anyone.
He had seen it all as a shepherd, giant slayer, folk hero, warrior, fugitive, exile, father, and king.
He was certainly no stranger to the unexpected and unpredictable nature of life.
But in everything, David, referred to in the Bible as a "man after God's own heart", kept his eyes on the Lord.
When times were tough, he cried out to God in frustration, and when God was faithful, David lifted his voice in praise.
Today, believers are encouraged by the life and transparency of David, who proved to be much more than just a warrior or king.
David poured his emotions into poetry and music in the joyous times, hopeless moments, and every season in between.
We know these songs today as the Psalms.
Psalm 30:5, in particular, offers insight into the promise of Jesus' resurrection and renewal that we can see joy in the morning after our darkest nights.
For years, David had been on the run from King Saul, and as a fugitive, he had faced tremendous affliction and persecution.
It was in this season that David wrote some of his most honest and emotional Psalms.
Even though God had delivered David from the hands of his enemies, including Saul, on numerous occasions, after ascending to the throne, David grew complacent and spiritually lax, "fancying himself secure."
"Now as for me, I said in my prosperity, 'I will never be moved.'"
.... Psalms 30:6
According to the Treasury of David, "when God's children prosper one way, they are generally tried another, for few of us can bear unmingled prosperity."
As David grew self-assured and satisfied during a season of prosperity, God intervened, challenging him to return his eyes the Lord.
Unlike many, however, David understood that his struggle was not God trying to tear him down.
Rather, God was humbling His servant and allowing him to be tested as a means of growing and strengthening him.
In the midst of David's personal struggle, when things seemed darkest and most uncertain, he wrote, Psalm 30:5
As someone who had experienced a lifetime of heartache and godly favour, David wrote from experience, knowing that any pain, anxiety, and struggle he would face in life were only temporary.
In his darkest and most desperate hours, David had called out to the Lord, and God had answered. Every time!
No night lasts forever.
The sun will always rise, and with the dawn comes the blessing and favour of the Father, who is hard at work to bless, strengthen, and deliver His children.
David had seen this time and time again.
Life may not be perfect, comfortable, or free of pain and struggle, not even for the most faithful servant of God.
But in the midst of our pain, uncertainty, and fear, God is always with us and working for us.
David would continue,
You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy.
Psalms 30:11
Verse 5 highlights a contrast between the transient nature of difficulties and the enduring grace of God.
It suggests that hardships are temporary and that God provides comfort and joy after periods of sorrow.
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Joel Ryan
is an author, writing professor, and contributing writer for Salem Web Network and Lifeway.
When he's not writing stories and defending biblical truth, Joel is committed to helping young men find purpose in Christ and become fearless disciples and bold leaders in their homes, in the church, and in the world
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