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Psalm 42:4 - When Your Heart is Breaking.

Psalm 42:4 (NLT) My heart is breaking as I 
remember how it used to be: I walked among the crowds 
of worshipers, leading a great procession to 
the house of God, singing for joy and giving 
thanks amid the sound of a great celebration!  

COMMENTARY PEARL

Time for a Reboot
   Have you ever been working on your 
computer when things suddenly froze up? That meant 
you needed to refresh your screen. And there are 
times when you even need to reboot to get 
everything working again. 
   Sometimes we need a reboot in our lives 
as Christians too. We need a refresh because 
were feeling down and depressed. That is not a 
twenty-first-century phenomena, by the way. The psalmist wrote, 
My heart is breaking as I remember how it used 
to be: I walked among the crowds of worshipers, 
leading a great procession to the house of God, 
singing for joy and giving thanks amid the sound of 
a great celebration! (Psalm 42:4 NLT). 
   Then he wrote, Why am I discouraged? 
Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in 
God! I will praise him again - my Savior and my 
God! (verses 5"6 NLT). 
   I love how the psalmist shifted gears. He 
went from asking an honest question to 
effectively preaching to himself. I have found myself 
doing that at times. When Ive felt down, Ive 
quoted Scripture to myself, sometimes even out 
loud. 
   A few verses earlier, the psalmist said, 
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I 
long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living 
God (Psalm 42:1-2 NLT). In other words, he 
needed some spiritual refreshment. 
   Do you need spiritual refreshment today?
   Ephesians 5:18-19 says, Be filled with 
the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and 
spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to 
the Lord in your hearts. In the original 
language, thats a command, not a suggestion. Also, 
the implication is that its continuous. 
   Therefore, God is commanding us to be 
filled with the Holy Spirit every day, and that 
brings refreshment into our lives. As Acts 3:20 
reminds us, Times of refreshment will come from 
the presence of the Lord (NLT). [Greg Laurie 
from Harvest Ministries; 
https://www.harvestdaily.com] 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Psalm 42:5 - Finding Hope in Discouragement 
and Depression. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200610-0847.html 

Ephesians 5:18 - Controlled and Powered by 
The Spirit. 

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210122-0923.html 

YOUR COMMENTS

If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or 
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either 
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in 
hearing from you.  Thanks in advance and let's keep 
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred 
Gibbs  

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

Most Important Decision in Life: 
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0 

A Man without Equal by Bill Bright: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo 

Steps to Peace by Billy Graham: 
https://stepstopeace.org/ 

Seeking God Made Real: 
http://vimeo.com/31489782 

Prayer Made Real: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE 

LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES 

Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies: 
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/ 

Amazing Facts Bible Studies: 
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx  

Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study 
Guides: 
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover 

Glow Tract Video Bible Studies: 
http://www.bibleresearch.info/ 

LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS

Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of 
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible 

Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug 
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/  

Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW: 
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens 

Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657