Genesis 24:1-67; Job 29:1-30:31; Matthew 13:1-23
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1
We might think David was in very pleasant circumstances when he wrote these words. But the subtitle of this Psalm tells us otherwise. This was one of the lowest points of David’s life. His circumstances were beyond human help. Yet during it all he boldly proclaims by faith his continual praise of the Lord. David knew the character of God and therefore he knew God could be trusted. He did not read God through the circumstances, he read the circumstances through God. Psalm 34 is an antidote to discouragement, fear, and doubt. —Brian Gunning
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. —William Cowper