Psalm 143

Answer me quickly, Lord.

   my spirit fails.

Do not hide your face from me

    or I will be like those who go down to the pit

Psalm 43:7

David was desperately in need of God to answer him and to draw near to him or he might go down to the pit where his enemies were. 

Isn't that like us at times?

So discouraged that we wonder why we are in the place we are.

How did we get here?

How will we get out of this situation?

Why, Lord?

I wonder what kinds of thoughts went through his head that are not recorded in his songs.

I don't know. But what I do know is that you and I can call upon God in those times we are tired.

Weak.

Lonely

Worried.

And in need of His answers to our situations.

Just like David.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends.

God bless!

Psalm 143

I remember the days of long ago;

    I meditate on all your works

    and consider what your hands have done.

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I spread out my hands to you.

    I thirst for you like a parched land. [a] Psalm 143:5-6

Former times he had read and heard of, in which the Lord appeared for his people that trusted in him; or the former part of his own life, his younger days, when the Lord delivered him from the lion and bear, and from the uncircumcised Philistine, whom he slew; and made him victorious in battles, and preserved him from the rage and malice of Saul. If this was written on account of Absalom, those times of deliverance he called to mind, in order to encourage his faith and hope, and cheer his drooping spirits.

I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
the works of creation and providence, in order to observe the instances of divine power, wisdom, and goodness in them; and from thence fetch arguments, to engage his trust and confidence in the Lord: he both thought of these things within himself, and he "talked" F23 of them to his friends that were with him, as the last of these words used may signify; and all this he did to cheer his own spirit, and the spirits of the men that were with him, in the time of distress and danger. 

(Credit:     Bible Study Tools)

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My thoughts

I often meditate on what God has done in my life. As we get older and look back, I believe we do this, to just be thankful for how He has changed our lives. To also maybe remember the good times as well as the not so good times. David was remembering those times. Perhaps it was all he could do at that time. Maybe it was all he had.

And yet, maybe it was the very best he had to offer God, who had been taking care of him all along.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends

God Bless!

Psalm 143

 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

Psalm 143:3-4

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David's enemies have forced him to hide in caves to be safe from those that wanted to kill him. He may have thought God had left him. Why would He make David go through this? Did he feel hopeless? Forgotten?

Did his prayers go unheard by a loving God?

Have you ever felt this kind of despair in your life? 

Forgotten. Hopeless. Unheard.

Sometimes we can go through some great pain and feel God has left us. Betrayed us. 

But are those times, when we need Him the most.

When we need to trust Him the most.

Because He has told us:

 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” 

       Deuteronomy 31:16

He does hear us. He has not forgotten us. 

And he will help us in our times of need.

Just as He did David.

Thanks for coming by today, my Friends. Have a blessed day!

Psalm 143

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

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I Lift My Voice to the LORD

Cry of Solitude: A Divine Plea for Deliverance

 Cry of Solitude: A Divine Plea for Deliverance

Psalm 142 is a potent reminder that in times of desolation, when the world seems to have forsaken us, we are never alone. God is always present, keenly aware of our hardships, and ready to deliver us from our troubles. As David found solace in pouring out his heart to God, so can we find comfort in His divine providence. In our darkest hours, when we feel utterly isolated, God remains our refuge and portion, providing hope and a path to deliverance.

Verses 1-2: A Cry to the Lord

David, overwhelmed by his circumstances, raises his voice in prayer to God. He does not withhold any part of his grief, but pours out his troubles before God, trusting Him fully. (credit: Bible Hub)

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Have you ever let go of your grief to God? I know I have. It happened

when my precious father passed away in 2005 and again in 2022 when my husband suddenly passed in 2022. God was not surprised at this. He had called them home. But for moments, the grief was intense. And yet, it was a good thing as it let out that horrible feelings to make way for the peace that I knew where they had gone in their absence from the earth.

David had been going through some troubling times. But he asked God not to judge him for feelings of sadness. Because he was human and a sinner. 

Just as we are. Human and Sinners. Having no righteousness in us. But in need of God. He understands us and provides mercy for us.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. May your day be blessed.

 

Psalm 143

143 Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

7 Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.

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I love this psalm because it fits us so well as Christians in this crazy world. I want to take the next few days and sort of pick apart what David is praying here. 

David had many enemies in his day.

One of them being King Saul who had relentlessly been chasing him.

But why was he chasing him? Let me explain:

He was jealous of Daivid and was threatened by him because he was worried that David would take his throne. After all Saul was Israel's very first king. He didn't want to lose it. And so, he wanted to have him killed.

Verse 1

Simply....

 ...His need for God to hear him is so evident in this passage as he starts his prayer/song.

He was asking or perhaps even begging for God to listen to his prayer. And yet...

...he knew God would answer him, because of His righteousness.

David  knew where he was against the king.

But he also knew God was greater and that He was faithful.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends.

May God bless your day!!!

Ephesians 3:14-19

 

Prayer for Spiritual Strength

14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family[a] in heaven and on earth is named, 16 that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

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We all need a good dose of strength to get through these times of uncertainty. Not knowing what we will face tomorrow. Or today.

Or even in the next five minutes.

The Apostle Paul knew he needed strength.

He had been killing Christians.

That is until he had a visit from Christ Himself.

You can read his story in Acts 9:1-22

After his conversion he was the one being hunted by those that sought to kill him. And it was he that needed the strength to 

preach the Good News to the unsaved.

We all need to pray for strength.

The world is not a joyful place.

No matter what the Democrats try to say.

We can have the joy of the Lord though

despite what is going on.

It is through prayer that only born-again believers

can have the peace that surpasses all understanding 

as Christ guards our hearts and minds.

(Philippians 4:6-7) 

Thanks for coming by, Frends.

May you know God's peace today!

Psalm 139:13-16

Psalm 139:13-16

For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be.

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Is there not a more fitting prayer for what is going on at the DNC this week. The fact that Planned Parenthood is taking the lives of as many babies is no less than having those babies' blood on their hands.

David's prayer shows us that the babies in the womb are not just tissue and cells formed together in a blob. Or however they try to call it.

God knows each one. He creates us.

He knows each part of us.

And He created each of those that will not breath their first breath on this planet.

The parties (and that is all I call them) going on over there

are coming close to an end for this week.

But Planned Parenthood will go on until

God calls it quit on them.

I look forward to that day.

When evil is taken from the life.

For good.

Thanks for coming by Friends.

May God bless you.

Psalm 46:10

 

10 Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10

There are some days we need to just get quiet before the Lord, open up His word and let Him speak to us.

It is all over the tv you know. The Democrat convention going on in Chicago is being pounded on the tv and all over the internet, with what is happening over there. And it is not good, my Friends. No, it is evil.

I am just glad I am not there in the midst of it. But you know, it may indeed at some point come to a city near us. 

And we could be thrust into the same kind of evil that we are seeing there. 

Their party is not a real party you know. It promises nothing but lies for us here in our homeland, the USA, as they want to rob us of all that we have been given. Not only through our constitution but more importantly, by God.

Therefore, we need to go quietly before our Lord and listen as He prepares us for what may come in the evil days ahead. Because there are things that we can do in the meantime.

We can pray for what is going on. The leaders of this country need our prayers. Not just those whose side we are on. But those the side of who we are not on.

And we must talk about the issues we believe God would have us vote on to our friends and family. 

And in November, we must do our part in voting for those that come closest to our values. And more so, which come closest to God's values.

Neither side is perfect because man is not perfect. We all want we want, and we are all selfish. I ask you to look not to the personalities that you don't like but look instead to the ones whose polices are clear and steadfast and closest to what God's precepts are built on in His Word. 

There are more things we can do to prepare for this election year, to get the message we want out. But always it should be God first, country second when it comes to those things that we promote.

Thank you for coming today, Friends. May God bless you and our country.  For now, we are free, (although we are losing our freedoms) but who is to say how long that will last. (before they are all gone from us) I apologize if this seems to be a downer today for you. But with what is going on, it is so very important, and I my heart is heavy for our country.