Friday Reflection September 11, 2020 Pray!

by Shantavia Fullwood

Friday Reflection
September 11, 2020
Pray!

Today, as we reflect on this passage of scripture, may our souls be blessed and our hearts encouraged:

“Hear my prayer, O Lord , and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears”
Psalms 39:12 (A)
https://bible.com/bible/1588/psa.39.12.AMP

Background: The psalmist was in a place of deep affliction and as such had to make an appeal to the Lord for help. Hear him in verse 10 of the same chapter. “Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand”.

Application: Let us go through the text line by line that we may understand what the psalmist is saying.

  1. Hear my prayer, O Lord
    What prayer you might ask? The prayer was prayed that He (God) would remove the affliction from him ( the psalmist) that laid so hard and heavy upon him. He was becoming weary and weak. Sometimes we too are afflicted and we must PRAY. We cannot reach out to the Lord in any other way. Prayer is our road way.
  2. And listen to my cry
    This shows the distress he was in, and the forceful expression of his strong feelings with which he put up his petition to the Lord. Listen! he exclaimed… Sometimes we pray but we are not forceful in expressing our distress to God in our time of need. We ought to be; drastic times calls for drastic measures.
  3. Do not be silent at my tears
    The psalmist tears were plenty. They were shed for at least two reasons. Firstly, through the forcefulness of the affliction, and secondly, in his fervent prayers to God. Do you cry long river of tears when you are going through hardship? Do you cry long rivers of tears when you are seeking God for help in these hard times? My answer is yes and I am sure some of you have had similar experiences.
    Tears are a language that God understands.

Prayer
Dear loving God, bold I approach your throne this morning. You are a God of deliverance and a God of peace. I petition your throne of grace this morning and I bring my own afflictions as well as others. Especially that of Covid 19 and all its effects.God we cry unto you, for you are our ROCK and defense. Hear our prayers Lord, listen to our cry and do not be silent to our tears. Amen.

BLESSINGS: Shaneka Raymore Euphfa