12.07.06
Cheer Up Christian! (Psalm 43:5)
One of the best things about the football world cup is the expressions on the faces of the players after a penalty shoot out. For the team which has won, like Portugal, faces light up with smiles and shouts of joy. For the team which has lost, like England, faces dull down with grimaces and tears of grief. There are no neutrals after a penalty shoot out. But whilst the television screens can show us what players are like on the outside after a penalty shoot out, the book of Psalms gives us an unprecedented glimpse of what we as God’s people look like in the extremes of our Christian experience. And here, in Psalm 43, especially in vs. 5, we have both extremes interlocking into one song – the experience of living in darkness and living in light.
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