MONTHLY NEWSLETTER – February 20, 2023

The Goodness of God in Deferring Deliverance

By Gary Wilkerson

Allowing Our Troubles to Bring Him Glory

In the span of a mere ten verses, David expressed all the pains of life. Psalm 6 contains a revealing glimpse into the agonies that our spiritual ancestor endured all at one time, sufferings that would stretch any person beyond their limits. We see David struggled with sin, endured physical sickness, cried out with an anguished soul, faced threatening enemies and looked death squarely in the face.

There is rarely a season in our lives when we aren’t subjected to an attack from the enemy. The psalms give compassionate voice to our pain and hope to our spirits. What surprises me about Psalm 6 is just how much David suffered at one time. In one eighteen-word passage, he detailed many of those sufferings. 

“I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled” (Psalm 6:2-3, ESV). 

In this prayer, David sought hope for deliverance from haunting sins, bodily pain, psychological torment and literal enemies. Mostly, he sought reconciliation with God. It was a lot to ask for, but despite his utterly broken state, David knew the healing and restoring nature of the Lord.