“Hear O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy upon me, and answer me. 8. When you said, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.”
Thinking of what we looked at yesterday, David was unafraid because he took his burdens to the Lord in prayer. Verses 7-8 are an example of David’s prayer. These verses can give us guidance in our own praying. There is an appeal for God’s attention in this prayer. Notice that David called upon the Lord. That is the first thing that we need to remember when we have a need. When we face some struggle, some temptation, some trying person, we should just call out to the Lord. We can do this mentally and God will hear us. We should take whatever need we have to the Lord in prayer. It should be an automatic reflex. He will hear our voices when we cry out to Him. He knows what the need is, and is waiting to meet it. David looked for God to answer his prayer: “…and answer me.” God has an answer for you….Pray! There is an appeal for mercy in this prayer: “Have mercy upon me.” David expected God to be merciful to him, but he knew that he did not deserve the help that God would give. We know enough about David’s life to help us understand his humility in this prayer. God will be merciful to us, but we need to realize that we receive that mercy by grace, not because we deserve it. God will give us His mercy in the way that we need for him to give it. As Jesus taught us to pray: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10b) Jesus’ prayer in Gethsemane gives us guidance: “Nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt.” (Matthew 26:39b) Be grateful for God’s grace and mercy that He gives freely. There is an appeal from the heart in this prayer: “When you said to me, Seek ye my face, my heart said unto Thee, Thy face LORD, will I seek.” David made his prayer a matter of the heart. We put our heart in everything that really means something to us. David said that from his heart he would seek the Lord. God is not looking for rote prayers from us. Seek God’s face from the depth of your heart, the depth of your need and your emotions. He will answer! Make your own appeal to God today. He will give His mercy and He will hear the cry of your heart. Amen Bro. Joe
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