Covenant Reformed News – March 2013 • Volume XIV, Issue 11
This devotional exposition of Psalm 77 demonstrates how the psalmist Asaph overcomes despair and doubt by meditating on God's past works and mighty deeds. The article applies this biblical pattern to contemporary believers, encouraging them to combat self-pity and spiritual discouragement through prayerful remembrance of God's providence and redemption, exemplifying practical sanctification rooted in biblical meditation.
God’s Way Is in the Sanctuary (2) In the last News, we considered the grievous afflictions that overwhelmed Asaph (Ps. 77:2-9). Now, we shall see his restoration by God’s grace. “And I said”—a thought grips Asaph; he must give it utterance—”this is my infirmity,” literally, “this is my anguish” (10). “All my troubles (2-9), including my doubting questionings (7-9),” Asaph realizes, “are bringing me nothing but pain and grief. I must stop this!” “‘The years of the right hand of the most High’...