You Shall Have a Song

August 9

God understands the stigma that dogs the heels of some of His people. He knows that many live under the shadow of persecution – even torture and death-because of their faith in the name of His Son Jesus. He knows that life is not always easy for those who follow the path of salvation.

But He has a word for the oppressed. In Psalm 74:21 the psalmist says, “Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame; let the poor and needy praise your name. ”When the pressure of serving under the heel of the boot of the evil one becomes more than the believer can bear, God would lift him up with these words!

Our loving Father reaches out with words of love and hope and encouragement. He tells the oppressed that they need not turn away from Him; they need not allow the appearance of the enemy’s victory over their lives to daunt them or to dissuade them from their course! No! They may press on!

And they need not go forward with feet dragging and heads downcast! They may stay the course, singing songs of praise to the Lord as they go! And why would they sing? Because they stand on the promise, “You shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept, and gladness of heart” Isaiah 30:29.