Daily Prayer_November 22, 2010

The Word for wisdom:

Proverbs 22:3 (HCSB)
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

The Word for inspiration:

Psalm 31:3-8 (HCSB)
³ For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name. ⁴ You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for You are my refuge. ⁵ Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem me, Lord, God of truth. ⁶ I hate those who are devoted to worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord. ⁷ I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithful love because You have seen my affliction. You have known the troubles of my life ⁸ and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.

My observation:

The picture that we see in this Psalm is a godly man who had to face many troubles in his life. In addition he had his share of enemies to deal with. This wears on a person, and David was no exception.

However, we see that David had a confident faith, and was able to have a joy in his life that his troubles and enemies were not able to rob him of. The source of his joy was his Lord, in whom he had great confidence. When the Lord is your redeemer and your refuge you can make it through whatever life throws at you, and still go through it without losing your joy.

Notice how similar is the words of David and the words of Jesus in their dealing with trouble and suffering by the wrong doing of others.

Psalm 31:5 (HCSB)
Into Your hand I entrust my spirit; You redeem me, Lord, God of truth.

Luke 23:46 (HCSB)
And Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I entrust My spirit." Saying this, He breathed His last.

My prayer:

Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I praise and thank you for being a God of truth, for being a God who I can trust in with my whole heart and with utter confidence.

Father God, I am so blessed that I can say that the Lord is my redeemer and my refuge. Father, with Jesus as my savior and sustainer, I know that I can make it through life in spite of my troubles and my foes.  Troubles may come into my life, but I know that I can always depend upon the amazing grace of my loving Lord. Father, into your hands I entrust my spirit.

My song:

Amazing Grace (Click on link below to listen to Mahalia Jackson sing):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJg5Op5W7yw&feature=related

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Philippians 4:6 (HCSB)
Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.