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Psalms 7

Nov28

Good morning y’all. Happy Friday :). Today we are looking at Psalms 7.

In this psalm, we see a man who is desperate for protection and deliverance from his enemies. He needs God to come to his rescue ASAP and defend his cause. He wants God to come and pronounce judgement on his enemies.

I am going to focus today’s blog on verse 1. I love how David started off the psalm. I will encourage you to read the whole psalm if you can.

Be blessed 🙂

O Lord my God, in You I take refuge and put my trust; save me from all those who pursue and persecute me, and deliver me, (Psalm 7:1 AMP)

1) O lord my God – David is acknowledging God as his God. It’s a personal declaration which suggests he has a personal relationship with God; not a God of anyone else but his God.

Thanks to the blood of Jesus, we too can bodly declare God you are our God. What a great privilege and honor it is to have the Almighty God as our God.

2) In you I take refuge – not only has he declared that God is his God, he is also declaring here that in his God he takes refuge. I checked the meaning of refuge and found that refuge means a place of safety or shelter. It also means a “source of help, relief, or comfort in times of trouble” (The Free Dictionary). In essence, David was declaring that only in his God does he find help, relief and comfort.

Like David, I pray we get to a place where truly believe and undertaand that only in God can we find safety, shelter and deliverance. I’m reminded of Provers 18:10 which says: The Lord is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety. (Proverbs 18:10 CEVUS06)

3) And put my trust – David is declaring his trust is in God and not man. To trust means a ‘firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something’. (Google). In other words, he has a firm belief in in the reliability, truth and ability of God to deliver and protect him from his enemies.

Friends, only God can truly be trusted because He has never failed before (Zephaniah 3:5). He has been proved and tested and found to be accurate, reliable, dependable, trustworthy and just. He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heberews 13:8); in whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning (James 1:17b); He is not a man that He should lie, nor a human being that He should change his mind (Numbers 23:19).

Run to him today and trust in Him. I can assure you he won’t fail you. There is an assurance and peace that comes even in the midst of the storm when you know God is on youur side and has your back. So trust him today 🙂

4) Save me from all those who pursue and persecute me, and deliver me – By the time David got to this point, he had declared God to be his God, he had declared God to be his place of safety and shelter, he had declared God to be the one he trusts to deliver him. Now, he is clearly stating his need to God. His urgent pressing need at that point was deliverance from his enemies.

What I really want to bring out here is that, David was specific and clear in his request to God. Some of us come before God and don’t even know what it is we need him to do for us but David on the other hand, even though he knows God can do all things, still specifically told God what he needed. Let’s learn to be specific in our requests to God, let’s be honest and tell Him exactly what we need him to do for us. I believe it doesn’t matter how small or big the need might be, God is interested 🙂

Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank you for today. Thank you for reminding us that you are our God, a place of safety and shelter and the one we can trust. Give us grace to trust you more. Thank you Lord. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Thank you for joining today.

We continue blogging on Monday with Psalms 8.

Have a great day and lovely weekend. Remember, God is our place of safety and refuge 🙂

***With God all things are possible***

Psalms 4

Nov25

Good morning y’all. Today we are in Psalms 4. In this chapter we see David petition God to answer him when he calls, he declares God is the one who makes him innocent, asks God to deliver him and have mercy on him.

Be blessed 🙂

Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. How long will you people ruin my reputation? How long will you make groundless accusations? How long will you continue your lies? Interlude You can be sure of this: The lord set apart the godly for himself. The lord will answer when I call to him. Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent. Interlude Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the lord . Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, lord . You have given me greater joy than those who have abundant harvests of grain and new wine. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O  lord , will keep me safe. (Psalms 4:1-8 NLT)

David was petitioning God to answer him when he calls. He declared that God is the only one who declares him innocent; that is, God is the only true Judge. He was troubled and distressed; he needed relief. He was being attacked and accused for something he didnt do (verse 2 suggests this).

David knew and understood that God was the only one who could deliver him from all these trouble and he also had faith that when he calls out to God in prayer, God will answer him. In his distress, he didnt turn to man rather he turned to God. He wasn’t moaning or complaining rather he turned his fears, worries and concerns into prayers and directed them to the One he knows has the power to change things – The Almighty God.

In verse 4, he is advising not to sin by letting anger control us. Here he is saying better to keep quiet and let God fight for us as opposed to letting the flesh control us and lead us to sin.

Verse 5 tells me that we can offer sacrifice to God in the wrong spirit. We need to check our motives. To the natural man, it might seem our offering is an acceptable sacrifice but to God it might not be because of the intent behind it. This reminds me of Cain and Abel in Genesis chapter 4. Both gave an offering to God; one was accepted and the other rejected.  Bible says man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart (1 Samuel 16:7).

The second part of verse 5 says ‘trust the Lord’. Its easy to say we trust God but the real proof is how we react when we are going through trials. Do we relax knowing God is in control or do we run helter skelter from one place to another looking for solution to the problem; relying on man for help? Psalm 118:8 tells us its better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans.

Be encouraged today if you are in a similar situation to David. God is still on the throne! He is still in the business of listening and answering His children :). Phillipians 4:6-7 says:
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.(Philippians 4:6-7 NLT)

Whatever it is, take it to God in prayer. He is always ready to listen and answer us. He is a friend that sticks closer than a brother. Its not about how we feel, its about the truth – God is near to us and He hears when we call. Jeremiah 29:12 – 14a says:
In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you,” says the lord. (Jeremiah 29:12-14a NLT)

P – Prayer:
Dear Lord we thank you for today. Thank you for the reassurance that when we call you always hear us. Lord we ask for grace to trust you more and bring our worries and concerns to you in prayer. We ask that you help us keep our motives pure at all times. Fill us with your peace and help us to remember you are God and can never fail or loose a battle. Thank you Lord, we love you. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Thank you for joining today.

Have a blessed day and remember God is near to you. Always ready to listen and answer you 🙂

***With God all things are possible***