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Unshakable Confidence?

Unshakable Confidence?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know God alone is their rock and salvation. In Jesus’ name, amen.

God alone. The psalmist acknowledges he is waiting on God. His soul is not waiting for just any god. He is waiting for God who provides salvation.

Psalm 62:1-2 (ESV) emphases David’s unshakeable confidence.

“For God alone my soul waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.”

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From the Ends of the Earth?

From the Ends of the Earth?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who call to you from the end of the earth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Many of the psalms are a desperate plea to get God’s attention. God is responsive, but not always the way we hope or expect.

In Psalm 61:1-4 (ESV) David, the psalmist, is crying out and calling to god. He knows God has the power to protect him. God has been faithful in the past.

“Hear my cry, O God,
listen to my prayer;
from the end of the earth I call to you
when my heart is faint.
Lead me to the rock
that is higher than I,
for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.

Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah.”

Do you want God to hear your plea? Have confidence. God was a refuge for the psalmist. Trust he will be the same for you.

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The Day of Distress?

The Day of Distress?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know you are a refuge in the day of distress. In Jesus’ amen.

Are you in distress and experiencing any of the following? Sorrow? Suffering? Anguish? Grief? Misery? Pain?

David, the psalmist, had men who wanted him dead. The two verses of Psalm 59:16-17 (ESV) show his confidence in God.

“But I will sing of your strength;
I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning.
For you have been to me a fortress
and a refuge in the day of my distress.
O my Strength, I will sing praises to you,
for you, O God, are my fortress,
the God who shows me steadfast love.”

Do you have the same response to crises? Ask God for help. God will walk with you through even the most difficult situations.

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Need God’s Mercy?

Need God’s Mercy?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who cry out to God for his mercy. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Synonyms for the word mercy include kindness, sympathy, understanding, and compassion. Are you ready for a God who is so merciful that he will forgive confessed sin? No matter how extreme, God will extend his mercy and restore a person to right relationship with himself.

Psalm 57:1-3 is about the psalmist’s appeal for mercy.

“Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah”

Take a minute and reflect. Are you in need of God’s mercy in your life? Ask God to minister to you. Now.

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Fear is Real?

Fear is Real?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who are afraid. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Fear is real. Some will say that the letters in the word F E A R are an acronym of the words: False, Evidence, Appearing, Real. Not all fears are generated by false evidence.

We learn in Psalm 56:1-4 (ESV) that the psalmist, David, had reason to be afraid.

“Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
When I am afraid,
I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise,
in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.
What can flesh do to me?”

Do you find yourself fearful? Read Scripture. Pray. Ask God for his help. When the psalmist says, “I shall not be afraid,” that may be easy to say and harder to live.

Don’t give up on God. He will walk with anyone through the emotional roller coaster of fear.

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God Will Sustain?

God Will Sustain?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know God sustains them. In Jesus’ name, amen.

In Mathew 11:28 (ESV) Jesus says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

David, the psalmist, expresses similar sentiment in Psalm 55:22-23.

“Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

But you, O God, will cast them down
into the pit of destruction;
men of blood and treachery
shall not live out half their days.
But I will trust in you.”

Are you oppressed by the wicked? Is your heart in anguish? God will sustain.

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