Pastor Caroline - A Prayer for Safety

 

A Prayer for Safety

 

In the Good News Bible Psalm 59 is entitled, A Prayer for Safety. The Psalmist David wrote it when Saul was arranging to kill him. David cried out to the Lord in verse one and asked the Lord to protect him from those who attack him. He proclaims to the Lord these men are murderers and are waiting to kill him. He is desperate for protection.

 

Then in verse 16 we read;

(16) But I will sing about your strength; every morning I will sing aloud of your constant love. You have been a refuge for me, a shelter in my time of trouble.

 

In his desperation what does David do? He sings!!!

He worships God the Father. He knows that God loves to hear our worship especially when we have struggles because it is easy to worship in the good times, the times of safety.  But, ( and this is a big but) it is difficult to calm ourselves enough to come to a place of worship when we are hard up against the tough times. Let God be the only One you worship. In our struggles the first and best thing we can do; is worship!!

 

Worship in spite of the hardships you are going through. David knew what was before him, but; he sang – of the strength of the Lord. He knew God could and would take down the enemy. He even asked God not to kill them because people may forget that God can scatter them by his strength and defeat them. (Verse 11).  He asked God to strike them down so that everyone knows God rules in Israel and that his rule extends over all the earth. (Verse13)

 

As David prayed for safety he had confidence in God‘s strength, (Verse 9) and he knew God loved him and would show him that his enemies were defeated. (Verse 10)

Praise the Lord. How was it David had this confidence? It was because God had proven himself faithful to David in the past; and David even called the Lord, “my defender “. (Verse 16)

 

When we come to God for protection and safety He hears the cry of our heart. We must learn to trust Him, defeating our doubt; and praising God in our belief. We must learn to worship first, giving our praise to God who loves us. We then can stand in the assurance of the power of the Lord to fight our battles. Then we can rest in the safety of His arms as David did.

 

Thank God in advance before you see the answer to prayer or the solution to your problem. Do as David did and sing – sing about the strength of the Lord, morning and night; sing of the constant love of the Lord.

 

Let God be the only One you worship!!