desperation

  • Desperate Times

    Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, and do not punish me in Your burning anger.  Psalm 38:1  NASB Do not rebuke – Have you ever prayed a prayer like this?  Have you reached the point, long after the Lord has redeemed you, long after you recognize your sinful condition and your desperate need for…

  • Emotional Wasteland

    “O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.”  Psalm 38:1  NASB Burning anger – Can you identify with David’s emotional state or are you so far away from a God who is enraged at sin that you can’t even imagine what it would be like to fear the…