Today is Tuesday, May 25th, 2010; Karen's Korner #1827
Psalm 70 (NLB) - written by David
This is an urgent prayer for help.
It can be your prayer when you're short of time and long in need.
Please, God, rescue me!
Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
May those who try to kill me
be humiliated and put to shame.
May those who take delight in my trouble
be turned back in disgrace.
Let them be horrified by their shame,
for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
But may all who search for you
be filled with joy and gladness in you.
May those who love your salvation
repeatedly shout, “God is great!”
But as for me, I am poor and needy;
please hurry to my aid, O God.
You are my helper and my savior;
O Lord, do not delay.
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Bible Commentary: When others disappoint us, we feel empty, as though a vital part of ourselves has been stolen. When others break the trust we have placed in them, they break us and leave us like cracked, dry cisterns. At those dry, empty moments, we must join the psalm writer in begging God to rush to our aid. He alone can fill the empty, dry cisterns of our lives with his joys (vs. 4). With the psalm writer, we cry out, "O Lord, don't delay."
Even in this moment of panic, praise was not forgotten. Praise is so important because it helps us remember who God is. Often our prayers are filled with requests for ourselves and others, and we forget to thank God for what he has done and to worship him for who he is. Don't take God for granted and treat him as a vending machine. Even in the midst of fear, David praised God.
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A couple of words from Sunday's sermon:
"When we work, we work.
When we pray, God works!"
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