Thursday Reflection January 13, 2022

Thursday Reflection January 13, 2022 God is great

Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation say evermore, “God is great!” Psalms 70:4 NRSV
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Greeting friends,

The Psalm today is a cry for help. The author, King David, calls on the Lord for help. This help is urgent as he asks the Lord to make haste to help him. His enemies are trying to kill him, but he asks the Lord to confuse them and instead put them to shame.

In the midst of all of this though he offers encouragement to those who seek the Lord and love His salvation. He charges them to rejoice and be glad in the Lord stating forevermore that, “God is great”. He ends the Psalm how he began asking the Lord to deliver him and not delay.

Friends, as we look at David’s prayer for help we at times can share some of the concerns David has. Whilst, we might not have persons trying to kill us, some of us have gone up against those who try to put us to shame or we face dire and urgent need of help. Like David we ask the Lord to help us urgently, because the situation we face requires immediate resolution.

There is nothing wrong with making urgent requests of the Lord, even though God is not bounded by our time and operates as He sees fit. David emptied himself to the Lord, which is a lesson we can learn from David. He’s specific about his request. He wants those who are trying to kill him to be put to shame instead. Likewise, we too should be specific about our requests of the Lord. State what we need help with and leave it in the hands of the Lord.

As I reflected on this Psalm, there is a standout verse which is the verse for today. David charges those who seek the Lord to rejoice and be glad. Let us remember David is still seeking the Lord’s help, but in the midst of this he calls us to worship the Lord and be happy in God. This might sound a bit farfetched, but the key to doing this is evident in the verse.

David says, “Let all who seek you [God]. The ability to rejoice and be glad during trials or difficulties has a lot to do with seeking God. Those who seek God focus is centered on God and what God can and will do. That’s why David says, “let those who love your salvation”. They know God is a saviour despite what they go through and God has proven himself to be such. How many of us can testify that God has saved us from various challenges and difficulties in our life? All of us if we are being honest. That’s why David says those who love God’s salvation should say, “God is great”

In the midst of turmoil we are called to still praise the Lord. In the midst of specific requests to God we should still praise the Lord. Why do we do that? Simple, because God has saved us time and time again He is great.

So today just make that declaration, God is great!

Shalom

Christopher Euphfa