In Psalm 25:16, here's what he says, as he's talking to God, he says, "Turn yourself to me, have mercy on me for I'm desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart have enlarged. Bring me out of my distress." So here you can just feel the pain that David's suffering through the difficulties. He even says, "Look on my affliction and my pain." Of course, turning to God, he says, "Forgive my sins, consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred, yet keep my soul and deliver me. Let not me be ashamed because I put my trust in You."

You see, despite all the circumstances that David was going through, that really ultimately were threatening his very life, he turned to God, and he could actually have a confidence that he could grow in. Because what did he recognize? He recognized the fact he could trust in God's mercy. And so we can grow in confidence by trusting God's mercy. God is a wonderful, merciful God. And we can recognize that great mercy and our confidence and our trust in that mercy because He wants to save us. He wants to rescue us. He wants the best for us.

Now, of course, He doesn't compromise with sin. We have confidence though in His love, and His patience, and His forgiving nature. And so when we are repentant before God, He forgives us, He acquits us of sin, and we can go forward in confidence.

And in fact, we recognize this very thing because in Psalm 13, look at how this very fact is recognized. Psalm 13:5, it says this, "But I have trusted in your mercy and my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. I'll sing to the Lord because He's dealt bountiful with me, bountifully."

So, imagine this, wonderfully, amazingly, God has dealt with me because I have trusted and have confidence that He is a merciful, loving God and He's got my best interests at heart. And so we can grow in confidence, recognize the mercy of God and grow.

That's BT Daily. We'll see you next time.