Monday Reading: Psalm 57:6-9
Key Verse: Psalm 57:8
8 Wake up, my soul! Wake up, harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn.
Devotion:
I’m sure we have all been there when we have felt trapped, or even known that we have been trapped and thought that there is no way out. One such instance springs to mind in my life and my immediate reaction was to get down on my knees as pray. My reaction probably scared those around me at the time but I knew that that was what was required. The peace and security that we find in God is above anything that you can imagine and something that has to be known and not described to you.
The Psalms of David try to give us an insight into how much David trusted in God and how much he called on Him any time of day or night. They show us how faithful God was to answer his prayers and to protect him from the like of Saul. Even though they are just words, they are very powerful words because they are there so that we may understand that we can do the same at any time. We don’t have to wait until we are cornered or wait until we are feeling at our lowest point to pray, God is always there!
How we go about our prayer is a demonstration of our commitment to God. If we beg Him as though He has never helped us before then we are showing Him that we don’t think that we need Him until times are really rough. If we demand things from Him then we may well find out the hard way that God is certainly not our servant! If we come before Him humbly then we are acknowledging Him as our God and King. But David goes one step further and praises Him. It is not a small thing that the Lord’s Prayer itself lifts up God to His rightful place before requests are made of Him. We need to praise our Awesome God, not just when things are going well for us but at all times showing Him that we do acknowledge that it is He that is in control of our lives and that we are submitting to Him and Him alone.
Points to Ponder:
How would you show someone they mean everything to you?
How do you treat God in your life?
