Some of you are living under the weight of unfounded accusations and threats of revenge. A turning point will take place where the voice of your accusers will be silenced, and their plans for revenge will fail. The Lord is coming to your rescue.

This morning, as I was reading through the Psalms, I came upon the following verse, “Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13). I noticed I had written in the margin the previous dates when I read the verse over the years. This did not include the many times before when I had absorbed the hope of those words.

The word “Yet” means “nevertheless, in spite of that”, whatever the “that” might be. Its application is not limited to accusations and threats. It could apply to the darkness we see taking place in our world or when a season of hopelessness infects our thoughts.  

In David’s case, he had just prayed to ask the Lord to keep him from falling into the hands of his enemies. They were accusing him of things of which he was innocent and threatening him with plans for revenge.  After identifying his accusers, he began the next verse with the word “Yet”, the nevertheless statement of his trust in the Lord that he would see the goodness of God revealed in an impossible situation only God could redeem.

So many things are under assault today in the life of a believer – our identity in Christ, hope for the future, and a sense of peace in a world filled with increasing levels of turmoil. The most important word we can add to our vocabulary when surrounded by doubt and fear is the word “Yet.” Speaking the word “Yet” will open the door of our faith to reveal a level of hope that only comes when our trust is placed in God, not our plan of escape.