King David really knew how to pray.
Hear my cry, O God;
attend to my prayer. Psalm 61:1
Have you ever cried out to God? There is great need behind those words: hear my cry. This isn’t your average prayer for travel mercies. Something deep, something urgent is going on. And he isn’t wasting time on flowery preliminaries either. Nor is he crafting his words with polite restraint. “Attend to my prayer” sounds an awful lot like “LISTEN TO ME!!!”
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:2
No matter where David was, his cry would go forth, from the anguish of an overwhelmed heart. Ah, most of us can relate to that, even if our hearts are not overwhelmed by the same issues that overwhelmed David. And don’t we always look higher than ourselves for deliverance? Don’t we always seek a firm foundation on which to stand, something that is solid when our legs are shaky and our steps uncertain?
Next time our hearts are overwhelmed, let us cry out.
No matter where we are, let us cry out and ask Him to listen.
Trust in Him at all times, O people.
Pour out your heart before Him:
God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8
Let us look for the rock that is higher than we are.
I love you, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress and my deliverer. Psalm 18:1
And then finish strong, like David did:
So, I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows. Psalm 61:8
That’s how it’s done, boys and girls!
I’ll probably delete this in the morning…
Lynniebeemuseoday 