His most famous hymn, William wrote in one of his downcast moments, was, “There Is a Fountain Fill with Blood.” and is based on the scripture, (Zechariah 13:2). Romans 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God Īs a man of God, like myself, William still dealt with depression, but with Emmanuel, God in him, he wrote beautiful songs, singing to his Lord. One day while reading the Holy Bible, Emmanuel talks to William, telling him, if you have faith in Me, by blood will cover your many sins. William met a man of God in the asylum, and he would pray for him and encourage him with scripture. Even I had nightmares before I gave my life to Christ and allowed Emmanuel God to dwell in me. William’s worst problem was the fear of suffering torment in hell, which made him have nightmares.
He knew of God but did not have a relationship with Emmanuel, meaning God was not within William. William tried to commit suicide three times, so he was sent to an asylum for insanity. Another thing he and I have in common is we are not good with the ladies, so he lived his life single and solo, the same as I do. William Cowper lost his mother at an early age, and at school, he was bullied. Recently I have been giving my family and friends an exceedingly tough time because of my downcast spirit. William Cowper, who lived between 1731-1800, was a man who is, like me, had major depression and a downcast spirit. 6 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. Genesis 4:5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So, the Lord told him, do not be downcast, Cain, do as I say, and sin will not rule over and crush you. For example, we all know Cain, the first son of Adam and Eve, was disappointed that the Lord did not accept his offering of worship.
The only difference between a believer in God and a non-believer is that even in downcast moments, they still have hope in Jesus. Downcast is an old English word, meaning a person’s spirit is low, the face looks sad, or in modern terms, depressed. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.ĭepression is an issue for everyone and always has been, and a few Bible translations say downcast, meaning self-confidence is low.
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