Psalm 41 - God, Be Gracious to Me!

On Sunday morning, we looked at Psalm 41 together. David wrote this psalm while he was unwell with an illness that he might not recover from. He was abandoned by friends and had enemies plotting against him. Even in the midst of his isolation, he cried out to God. He knew God heard him and cared for him. We need to know that whatever happens to us, God loves us. We can bring anything to him in prayer. We can even praise in the middle of dark times. Popularity is not the aim in life; we should expect to be unpopular for our faith. Psalm 41 also pointed to Jesus who was the one truly abandoned by his friends. Jesus trusted his Father even in those times, dying and rising again for those who could not be faithful to him. God is far better to us than we deserve.