CMDA Devotional August 29, 2012
Psalm 39:12: “Hear my prayer, O Lord, listen to my cry for
help; be not deaf to my weeping. For I
dwell with you as an alien, a stranger, as all my fathers were.”
When I read the Psalm above, it really hit me. Yes.
This world isn’t my home, this isn’t my final destination. We live and work in a world surrounded by
disease, hurt, disappointment, and pain.
It is our job as residents to discover what is wrong and how to treat
it, yet we often come up short. It is
encouraging to me that even David, a man after God’s own heart, the king of
Israel, felt like he didn’t fit in at times.
Hebrews 11 talks about Abel, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham (among others) who
“admitted that they were aliens and strangers on earth.” Verse 16 says, “Instead, they were longing
for a better country—a heavenly one.” It
is my desire that on my longest, most difficult days, I would keep in mind a
heavenly perspective including why I chose to become a doctor. Revelation 21:4 reminds us that, for
believers in Jesus, “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or
crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” It is my prayer that—even when I’m
exhausted—to live in such a way that I look forward to Heaven rather than being
burdened by the stresses of my daily workload, trusting that the Lord will see
me through and give me insight to care for my patients while we eagerly await
the hope of Eternity.
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