Save Me Now -- September 1 , 2009

To the Chief Musician.
A Psalm Of David.
To Bring to Remembrance.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me,
O Lord! Let them be ashamed and confounded
Who seek my life;
Let them be turned back and confused
Who desire my hurt.
Let them be turned back because of their shame,
Who say, “Aha, aha!”
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”
But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.
Psalm 70

I always want the Lord to hurry up and save me. I want Him to come and get me out of struggles. I want Him to settle the conflicts I am in and I want Him to settle them in my favor. David wanted the same thing and he asked God for them. He asked based on his salvation and for God’s glory. He asked God to do it in recognition of his dependence on God. David wanted his deliverance to be a rally point for believers.

Why are we asking God to save us from the difficulties of life? Is it because we want Him glorified or because we want our lives to be easy? James says God doesn’t always grant us our petitions in prayer because we ask for things we are lusting after to use for our own selfish, immature purposes. Our prayers are powerful tools/weapons God has given us so we can advance the kingdom. We can’t use them like a little child who wants their way.

Lord Save Me! Save me from the things that will take me away from Your kingdom purposes. Save me from the people that are truly your enemies. Hurry God, don’t let Your glory be diminished. When my brothers and sisters in Christ see your salvation let them worship You. When unbelievers see you work in my life let it lift Your reputation up in their lives so they may be saved if possible.

Do Not Delay,

Pastor Jason