Some days everything seems to go wrong. Every phone call bring bad news. The mail is nothing but bills. The children come home from school with some kind of injury or a bad report. Work is frustrating. What do you do when you have one of these days? Read Psalm 119:81-83, 85.

Here’s a man who was fainting and failing. He was like a wineskin in the smoke. Wherever he walked there was a pit for him to drop into. What did he do? He turned to God. His source of hope was His Word.

If you hope in circumstances, you will be disappointed, because they change. The psalmist hoped in the Word and trusted in God’s faithfulness, and God comforted him.

People will fail you, but God never will. “All Thy commandments are faithful” (v.86). The psalmist clung to the comfort, hope and faithfulness of God, and as a result he experienced revival. “Revive me according to Thy lovingkindness” (v.88). God came with a Breath of fresh, heavenly air— the Holy Spirit—and revived him.

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Thank God for His faithfulness. If you are having a rough day, remember that you can depend on Him. He is your help and your Comfort, and He is always faithful. He will give you the reviving power you need to rise above your circumstances and continue.