Does your life feel like a tackling dummy? Every time you get your two feet under you, another unanticipated blow knocks you down and leaves you gasping for breath. Regardless of the challenge - financial, relationships, addiction, death or employment, you just can't seem to withstand the repeated blows. It is almost enough to cause you to abandon any hope of overcoming the challenge.
Look at the verse above, Solomon did not promise the just would be protected in a bubble suit and never be challenged. No, he promised we would get knocked down. But he also gave us hope - for we will rise again. God gives us strength to get up, dust off our pants and go at the challenge again, and again, and again. It didn't say we would win but it did say we would rise again. David shared our challenges in Psalms 31 but he closes with this encouragement: Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. (Psalms 31:24)
Are you having a rough day, week or year? Get up, dust off your pants and place your hope in the Lord. Though we may be knocked down, we will continue to rise again until finally, one day, we will rise to meet Him!
