How wonderful to read these songs from David's heart and to know that they have come out of the fire, out of the difficulties and trials and tragedies that have marked his life. 'He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be shaken. David has experienced the peace that passes all understanding, has known the relief of running to His Fathers arms and finding a place of refuge and calm. He can write with authority about his God for he has experienced the power and the loving kindness of a God who has called him and promised him that He will never leave nor forsake him.
Could you write this song? This morning as we seek to worship our Lord and Saviour could we come to Him and say, You alone are my rock and my salvation and I will not be shaken.
I was awake at 3 a.m. and decided to catch up on my Bible reading. As I read I was praying for all those people and circumstances that the Lord brought to mind. There were so many for whom I had no idea how to pray or what to say - simply that I had to lift them up to God and to ask Him to do what was right. I would have despaired had I not known that God knows and cares and that He calls me simply to wait in silence, to wait calmly and rest in the knowledge that He always answers a prayer for His glory to be made known.
And what is His glory? It is who He is - it is a revelation of His infinite love and mercy and grace. A manifestation of His justice, His righteousness, His faithfulness and His power. His glory is Him revealed and that is what I pray for when I ask for His healing hand upon my friend, when I ask for His wisdom to know how to make right a situation I may have messed up, when I cry out to Him to give me the words to pray for those for whom all seems lost.
This morning I read David's words and knew they were mine - and then I wanted to share them and to encourage you to pray them to your Lord. I wanted also to ask you to come Monday evening and join us at DT as we pray - as we come before our Lord with another of David's songs - Psalm 25 - as we cry out to Him for our families, our neighbours, our government and our nation. I wanted to encourage you to join with us in fellowship - to come together in worship and praise and prayer, to share in the remembrance of His great love for us that is found in Christ Jesus and to proclaim His death until He comes.
I know that the Lord is calling us to corporate prayer and to fellowship; I know that He is calling us to it so that we might be strengthened for the days ahead. I know too that He will answer our prayers for He is forever faithful and that we will be able to say with David, .....He is my stronghold, I shall not be shaken.
Could you write this song? This morning as we seek to worship our Lord and Saviour could we come to Him and say, You alone are my rock and my salvation and I will not be shaken.
I was awake at 3 a.m. and decided to catch up on my Bible reading. As I read I was praying for all those people and circumstances that the Lord brought to mind. There were so many for whom I had no idea how to pray or what to say - simply that I had to lift them up to God and to ask Him to do what was right. I would have despaired had I not known that God knows and cares and that He calls me simply to wait in silence, to wait calmly and rest in the knowledge that He always answers a prayer for His glory to be made known.
And what is His glory? It is who He is - it is a revelation of His infinite love and mercy and grace. A manifestation of His justice, His righteousness, His faithfulness and His power. His glory is Him revealed and that is what I pray for when I ask for His healing hand upon my friend, when I ask for His wisdom to know how to make right a situation I may have messed up, when I cry out to Him to give me the words to pray for those for whom all seems lost.
This morning I read David's words and knew they were mine - and then I wanted to share them and to encourage you to pray them to your Lord. I wanted also to ask you to come Monday evening and join us at DT as we pray - as we come before our Lord with another of David's songs - Psalm 25 - as we cry out to Him for our families, our neighbours, our government and our nation. I wanted to encourage you to join with us in fellowship - to come together in worship and praise and prayer, to share in the remembrance of His great love for us that is found in Christ Jesus and to proclaim His death until He comes.
I know that the Lord is calling us to corporate prayer and to fellowship; I know that He is calling us to it so that we might be strengthened for the days ahead. I know too that He will answer our prayers for He is forever faithful and that we will be able to say with David, .....He is my stronghold, I shall not be shaken.
