In Psalm 31 David is in trouble. People were out to kill him. So, maybe our issues aren’t quite so urgent but we can certainly learn from David. Where did he turn? In Psalm 31:1 David states clearly:
In You, O LORD, I put my trust;
Let me never be ashamed;
Deliver me in Your righteousness (NKJ)
The Message translation says: I run to you, God; I run for dear life. Don’t let me down!
In verse 2 David asks God to listen to him and give him a place of protection: Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe. (NLT)
David knows he has no other hope. In verse 5 he tells God He is committing his spirit to him. He is giving himself to God: Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. (NKJ)
David admits he is in trouble and needs the Lord in verse 9: Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away. (NLT)
Bottom line; whatever you are facing today, Like David you can cry out to God. In 31:14 David says: But as for me, I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” (NKJ). That’s it. No matter what you are facing today. That can be your prayer. But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord; I say you are my God.
No need for anything else really. I put my trust in you O Lord. If I face troubles I trust you today. If I face freedom today I trust in you. If I face celebration I trust in You. I trust you Lord no matter what I may face today. Yes, You are my God.
Are you facing anything today where you have to remind yourself to turn your trust to God and say to Him You are my God?
He will receive your spirit and be your rock.
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
AMEN! I’m walking in trust today…
Hi tomraines,
I agree Tom, God is our only hope. Hope is fast diminishing in this world. The bible says that men’s hearts will fail them for fear for what is coming on the earth.
I think that David did not just cry out one time to God when he found himself in this terrible circumstance of fleeing for his life through no real fault of his own. He was gaining success and admiration in the majority of people’s eyes in Israel and King Saul became obscenely jealous. What will David do next except to take my kingdom and my crown? This obscene jealousy sounds really familiar in our world today, even in the church. David had no such thing in his heart. David’s heart was upright.
I think David ran from Saul for nearly 10 years. I’m not sure how long. Interesting. That’s a long time for David to trust in God and believe that God would deliver him. No wonder David says his ‘body and soul are withering away’
There’s an old chorus I remember from way back in the eighties.
‘If we die with him, we shall also reign with him,
if we endure, we shall also reign with him,
he has made us kings and priests to serve our God,
and we shall reign, upon the earth……
and we shall reign, upon the earth.
Let’s take heart. Lets’ be strong, Let’s be courageous.
Love you in Christ brother,
Linda
http://www.fbbc.com/messages/hyles_psalms.htm
Hi Tom,
this site speaks to the circumstances that the Psalmist was in when he wrote the psalm. Psalm 31 apparently was David’s illness according to this site’s information. God Bless.