Niels Prip – Blog

It is a wonderful thing to have the Bible express events in your own life. You may be going thru pain and suffering, and then discover in the Book of Psalms that the writer is going thru a similar thing. If you feel forsaken of God, Psalm 13 expresses the very turmoil of the soul. Feeling that God has forgotten you, and the inner turmoil that you might have to wrestle with. Praying this Psalm gives great comfort!

Just a few days ago a friend and I were in great distress. We were stopped in a line of cars at a red light when a 52-foot semi slammed into us from behind. It was a violent collision totaling the car. In our distress all we could do was to call out to Jesus for help! We were in shock and afraid, I thought it was the end for me. We were taken to the hospital and checked over. I had to have an Xray and CT scan and to my surprise there was nothing broken on either of us. We were given some pain meds and prescriptions and released to go home. There was a lot of bruising that showed up over the next two days, and of course a lot of back and leg pain.

So as I read my Bible today, I turned to Psalm 30. My Bible has this heading- “Thanksgiving For Deliverance From Death”. “I Will extol Thee, O LORD, for Thou hast lifted me up, and hast not let my enemies rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried to Thee for help, and Thou didst heal me. O LORD, Thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing praise to the LORD, you His godly ones, And give thanks to His holy name.

So today I am thankful to the Lord, for He has kept me alive! I will praise Him this morning, and give thanks to His Holy name.