“When my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the Rock that is higher than I!” Psalm 61:2
Most of us know what it is to be overwhelmed in heart—sinking like a vessel deluged by the storm!
Disappointments and heartbreak
Therefore Blessed be God, at such seasons we are not without an all-sufficient solace—our God is the harbor of weather-beaten souls, hospice of forlorn pilgrims! His mercy is higher than our sins! His love is higher than we could imagine! …our confidence is fixed upon the exceeding high and glorious Lord.
A Rock He is
—since He changes not. And He is a high Rock—because the tempests which overwhelm us—roll far beneath at His feet! He is not disturbed by them—but rules them at His will. If we get under the shelter of this lofty Rock—we may defy the hurricane! Therefore All is peaceful under the shelter of that towering cliff!
Because Alas! such is the confusion in which the troubled mind is often cast, that we need piloting to this divine shelter. Hence the prayer of the text, “When my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the Rock that is higher than I! Therefore O Lord, our God, by Your Holy Spirit—teach us the way of faith, and lead us into Your rest. The wind blows us out to sea—and our puny hand cannot steer the helm! You, Because You alone can steer us over the wide ocean between yon sunken rocks—and safe into the fair haven. How dependent we are upon You! We need You to bring us to You! To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is Your gift, and Yours alone!”