December 6, 2008 Psalms 3

A Morning Prayer
"Lord, I have many enemies! Many people have turned against me. Many are saying about me, 'God won't rescue him.' But, Lord, you are my shiled, my wonderful God who gives me courage. I will pray to the Lord, and he will answer me from his holy mountain. I can li9e down and go to sleep, and I will wake up again, because the Lord gives me strength. Thousands of troops may surround me, but I am not afraid. Lord, rise up! My God, come save me! You have struck my enemies on the cheek; you have broken the teeth of the wicked. The Lord can save his people. Lord, bless your people." -Psalm 3-

This passage is a song from David to the Lord, when David ran away from his son Absalom. Although David was going through a lot, with his own son forming a rebellion against him, David stands strong in God. He has the faith that God will protect him, that God won't fail him.

David's situation is so bad that people believe that even God will be unwilling to help him, especially because of his past sins and stuff. But David is for sure that the loving God would help him.

Through his song, David prays to God, asking God to be his shield, asking him to 'lift his head.' With all his heart, he calls out to the Lord, out loud. He is thankful that he is able to sleep and wake, even through everything he's going through. He acknowledges God for who He is, the almighty, the powerful, One who nobody can defeat. Also, through all this, David is still able to have the heart to pray for not only himself, but also for other people...for God's people.

In our daily lives, we may go through many different things that may put us in doubt, put us in times of trouble...burdens...but even through all that, we should still be able to believe that God is there for us. That no matter what anybody says, God will never fail us (like the song Hosanna). We should have the heart to pray for all of God's people, that salvation belongs to the Lord, our Father.