So here’s the thing, friend… life has a way of rattling our cages. We get tired. We get tested. We get tangled up in fears that whisper, “This is the end of the road.” But Psalm 16:9-10 reminds us of a truth that’ll warm your soul like a front porch swing on a spring morning.

David says, “Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.”

That right there? That’s hope with a backbone.

David knew—even when the shadows crept in and the nights got long—that God wasn’t about to walk away. He knew the grave wasn’t the end of the story. And we know even more than David did—because Jesus stepped out of His tomb and made sure ours wouldn’t be the last chapter either.

So, take heart today. Let your heart be glad. Let your soul sing. Rest secure—not because everything’s perfect—but because He is.

God doesn’t abandon His own. He sticks closer than a brother and stronger than the fear that’s trying to chase you down.

You’re not forgotten. You’re not forsaken. You’re firmly held in the arms of the One who conquered death so you could truly live.

Now go live like that’s true.