Monday, June 2, 2014

What To Do, What To Do…

In troubled times it is good to know that God is on our side. When I think of the Old Testament saints I often think of David. What a passionate person David was! He served God with his whole heart, and yet still he blew it from time to time. David wrote of this often. He even tells us in places just how to get right with God, and that we can do this at any time. Our enemy would like us to believe that we cannot cry out to God if we are not completely clean from sin already. David said just the opposite, that in those times is exactly when we should cry out to God for forgiveness.

Psalms 32:1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Here David notes what a blessing it is to be the person that is forgiven. How did David know? Because he messed up on a regular basis, but always sought God for forgiveness. When David gave in to the enemy’s idea that he could not cry out to God, it wore him out – his bones waxed old. Once he prayed to God and confessed his sin, he was delivered through songs. David also tells us that when times get really hard, everyone will cry out to God. One of the messages that David is giving us here I believe is, why wait?

We can know that at all times, no matter what state we are in, if we cry out to our God, He will deliver us.

Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our Mighty King. When all others fail, You never turn away. You are with us in all places and at all times. We give You thanks and praise for being our Delivering King. Please forgive us today our transgressions. We ask that today You send in a mighty way Your healing, Your deliverance, and Your overwhelming provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.