A Prayer for Help
I would
like to share with you today Psalm 13. Six verses that teach us much. I am
using the Good News Bible.
(1) How much
longer will you forget me, Lord?
Forever?
How much
longer will you hide yourself from me?
(2) How long
must I endure trouble?
How long
will sorrow fill my heart day and night?
How long
will my enemies triumph over me?
(3) Look at
me, O Lord my God, and answer me.
Restore my
strength, don’t let me die.
(4) Don’t
let my enemies say, “We have defeated him.”
Don’t let
them gloat over my downfall.
(5) I rely
on your constant love; I will be glad, because you will rescue me.
(6) I will
sing to you, O Lord, because you have been good to me.
We are told
that David wrote this Psalm. At this
time he was King David. Even he asked straight forward questions to God and
this teaches us that we can bring our honest, hard questions to the Father and
not worry that He will cast us out for asking. Sometimes in today’s world, even
as in King David’s time, life was and is, tough. Many things happen and we do
not have the reasoning or answers as to why. Trouble comes our way and we must
learn to endure. We feel sorrow and our heart breaks, however, we know God will
send us comfort and we will make it through.
Sometimes we
think God is not listening to our prayers, or that He has turned away from us.
Or He is hiding – but He is not. King David asks, how much longer will you hide
yourself from me? Don’t we feel like that sometimes? Then we cry out to God,
“Where are you?; Do you see what I’m going through?; Do You care?” It is OK to
ask these questions, but remember, as we wait for answers, we must ask God to
give us strength and patience in the waiting. Ask Him to be with us because it
is not always easy to endure alone. He will be there!!
In life here
on earth we are not meant to have all the answers, or to be able to explain
everything that happens. We have just had 2 1/4 years of Covid and still it is
not over, now Monkey Pox, rising costs of oil, gas, food, housing and
medication. We see news reports of senseless killings, unnecessary war,
evacuation of thousands upon thousands from their homelands, housing shortages,
and so much more. When will all of this madness stop? Well my friends, I cannot
give an answer. However, I will share King David’s declaration found in verses
five and six:
(5) I rely
on your constant love; I will be glad, because you will rescue me.
(6) I will
sing to you, O Lord, because you have been good to me.
This is so
powerful!
Our prayer
for help should always end with thanks. Thank you Lord that we can rely on Your
constant love. Thank you Lord for we know You will rescue us. We sing our
praises to You because You are so very good to us. Thank you for answered
prayer in and through our hardships and trials of life, as we look forward to
being with You in heaven. Thank you for guidance, direction, provision and
protection. We give all glory to You. We shall do as King David did; ask, believe
and receive. And sing unto you, Almighty God!
Please watch
Thursday for Peter’s Picks and Mike’s writing and Friday for Pastor Todd‘s
message.
Have a great
week.
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