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As we walk through life the personal reality of suffering, its pain and anguish, becomes something we all
experience. Tears, despair and hurt are commonplace in a broken world.
So how do we even contemplate
singing at a time like this?
The writers of Psalm 44 were faithful
men who were nearly overwhelmed by
the pain of suffering. Why would God
let them suffer so terribly yet
undeservedly? John Hindley takes us
carefully through the psalm teaching
that ‘God has sent our suffering for his
sake. Suffering is not a mark of God’s indifference towards us, or his hatred of us. Suffering is a mark of his
love for us. It shows that we are his.’ We have a Saviour who is familiar with suffering, and we must run to
him not from him.
The storm can be troubling and dark, but this psalm will show you that even in the midst of the darkest times,