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Psalm 40:16-17 (HCSB)
16 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; let those who love Your salvation continually say, “The LORD is great!”
17 I am afflicted and needy; the Lord thinks of me. You are my helper and my deliverer; my God, do not delay.
Observation:
This morning I turned to one of the Psalms to speak encouragement into my heart, and I pray that it will speak into your heart.
David said, “I am afflicted and needy; the Lord thinks of me”. Isn’t it wonderful to know that the Lord thinks about you. The world will think about you when you are on top, but the Lord thinks of you when you are at your lows.
Psalm 34:18 (HCSB)
18 The LORD is near the brokenhearted; He saves those crushed in spirit.
David realized that the way out of his broken heart and crushed spirit was to humble himself, and to look up to the Lord.
Psalm 51:17 (HCSB)
17 The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart.
David always took the time to worship the Lord no matter what he was going through. He knew that God cared, and that God was always available to listen to his plea.
Why not follow the example of David, who the Bible says was a man after God’s own heart.
- He magnified the Lord.
- He sung praises to the Lord.
- He told God his needs.
- He trusted in God with his whole heart.
Remember, God is for you, and not against you.
Jeremiah 29:11 (HCSB)
11 For I know the plans I have for you”—{this is} the LORD’s declaration—”plans for {your} welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
My soul sings, “My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus’ blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus’ name”.
Prayer:
Father, I delight to lift up, and magnify You. Father, you are great, glorious, and gracious to all who humbly seek your face.
Father, I am so grateful for all of the love, forgiveness, grace, and mercy that I have received from You. Father, I am so blessed to be able to say with David, and the Saints of the ages these words.
Psalm 23:1 (HCSB)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.
Father, help us to remember that the way out of our lows is to look up, and to give You praise and thanks for who you are, and for your mighty works. Let the people of God say, Amen.
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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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