Psalms 43 and 44

These 2 psalms are said to be authored by Hezekiah, king of Judah, referring to his darkest moments in defending Jerusalem when faced with the imminent attack by Sennacherib, king of Assyria (Marilyn Hickey, 1997, "Psalms: Classic Library Edition", pp. 113 & 115). Hezekiah talked about his discouragement in the face of uncertainty in the battlefield and unanswered prayers. When there was no victory in sight, or sense of inner peace, he poured out his heart to God in prayers.

Do we cringed when we are faced with imminent death or threat? I remembered during the SARS epidemic in 2003 that many foreigners shunned Singapore for business and leisure. Within Singapore, many of us were skeptical of meeting people around us. The economy was affected and it was all gloom and doom throughout the nation in those fateful months. Psalms 43 and 44 could be our national prayer for divine intervention and deliverance!

When I received news from my dad this afternoon that mom's brain tumour has been diagnosed as benign, I know deep in our soul that my prayer for God's healing upon her has been answered.
Indeed God is our stronghold and we can trust in His deliverance in our personal lives and even our nation in times of crisis. When we have no one to fully lean on, stick to our faithful God for supernatural help!