365 Reflections

Psalm 70 is a shortened version of Psalm 69. A quick and desperate prayer for the same thing... deliverance from one's enemies. Psalm 70:1 (ESV)  Make haste, O God, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me! It would appear David had the same problem we sometimes have. Sometimes we have to wait and pray and wait and pray again. God sometimes hesitates to answer our prayers. The Israelites kept this short cry of distress in their Psalter (Jewish Hymnbook) on purpose. Sometimes we need to cry out to God and don't know what to say. Here's our answer. When life brings you to the place where you know you need help from God quickly, but you aren't sure how to put it, go to Psalm 70. This Psalm is also a repeat of Psalm 40:13-16. It's good to know that the people of Israel repeated their prayers for deliverance, almost word for word even corporately. There is a Biblical precedent to repeated prayers. To put things on a prayer list and keep going after them is e...

What is prayer for you? Time you "should" give to God? A moment of silent introspection? A quiet muttering before a big meeting/test/date? David gives us a better way to see prayer. He's in distress... as usual. And in Psalm 61, he cries out to God... Psalm 61:1–2 (The Message) God, listen to me shout, bend an ear to my prayer. 2 When I’m far from anywhere, down to my last gasp, I call out, “Guide me up High Rock Mountain!” But then these words: Psalm 61:3–5 (The Message)  You’ve always given me breathing room, a place to get away from it all, 4 A lifetime pass to your safe-house, an open invitation as your guest. 5 You’ve always taken me seriously, God, made me welcome among those who know and love you. He knows he has a place to go and vent! What a picture of prayer. You don't have to act like you've got it altogether with the Omniscient One who already knows you don't. You have an invitation to be yourself with the Lord of Glory.  And...