Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Your works; I muse on the work of Your hands. I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like a thirsty land. Selah Answer me speedily, O Lord; My spirit fails! Do not hide Your face from me, Lest I be like those who go down into the pit.
Psalm 143:4-7
When David was in trouble and his life was too much for him he thought back to the ‘good old days’ when God had miraculously intervened in the nation’s affairs to save them. He thought of all the mighty things God had done in the past. He remembered God as creator and sustainer of the universe. He thought about how God had rescued him from the bear and the lion while he guarded his father’s sheep. He recalled how the Lord had anointed him and made him king. David didn’t let his overwhelming circumstance shape his frame of mind.
It was with this focus on God’s greatness and His compassionate involvement in David’s life that he called out to the Lord to save him. He spread out his hands to show they were empty and he depended on God. He describes his longing for the Lord as thirst to show his need is great and calls for a speedy answer so that he will not fail the Lord. He does not want to be seen as the same as those who don’t know the Lord.
What about us? When I am in trouble I often try to make my own way out. When I am under pressure and feel overwhelmed I often examine the problem and how big it is instead of thinking of Jesus and all He has done. I want to have a heart like David’s. I want my heart to turn to Him instead to my own resources. Lord let me see Your face today. Hurry to help me so that I don’t forget who I count on. As I remember to focus on You, mark me as different from those who don’t know you so they will see they need you too. Lord, I long for you today! Fill me today as I thirst for you.
Thinking Of Him,
Pastor Jason
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