Psalm 28
To You I will
cry, O Lord my Rock: do not be silent to me, lest, if You are silent to me I
become like those who go down to the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications
when I cry to You, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary….Blessed
be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplications! The Lord is my
strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my
heart greatly rejoices and with my song I will praise Him….The Lord is their
strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed. Save Your people and
bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, and bear them up forever.
He
does. His Word is that strength that I
need. Prayer lifts my spirits and
provides my body with strength. I cannot explain the process. I do not know how it works. No magic is involved or incense. I do not pray a special
prayer. Most days it is just “Lord, give
me strength today. I need You.” I spend
time reading Scripture and meditating on the truth of His Word. Some days I get 30 minutes, other days 5
minutes. Amazingly, His strength gives
me grace, love, and peace to last throughout the day. I am sure that naptime helps, but even when
my children out-grow naps I know God will give me the strength that I
need.
The
Lord is praised in Psalm 28, not because He answered all the prayers that were
heard. God only answered the first prayer that was prayed at the beginning of
the Psalm: “Hear the voice of my
supplications when I cry to You.” God heard: “Blessed be the LORD because He has heard the voice of my supplication!” The trouble was still there. The enemy still attacks. The sleepless nights seem to have no end, yet
God hears. He hears and listens. He will give us our needs.
Maybe I do not need to sleep through the
night. Maybe I need to learn to lean on
Him for strength.
Maybe I do not need my
3-year old to be potty trained. Maybe I
need to learn patience, grace, and mercy.
Maybe I do not need a perfectly-behaved
5 year old. Maybe I need to learn how
much of a rebel we are all born to be.
Maybe I do not need a clean house all the time. Maybe I need to learn to let go of
things.
God knows what I need. I need to trust Him. The Psalmist does not ask the Lord to give
him strength. He says, “The Lord is their strength, and He is the
refuge of His anointed.” I do not need to ask God, in a hoping manner, to
give me strength. I need to confidently
go to my Lord, knowing He will give me the strength that I need.
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