O
Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all
who ask for your help.
Today’s reading
along with the rest of Psalm 86 is essentially David showing us what a sincere
prayer to God looks like.
In our verse,
David acknowledges the goodness of God and that our God is essentially a God of
love. David also recognises that him, as
well as ourselves, requires forgiveness for all the times that we fall short of
being good and following the Lord’s commandments. Finally, David teaches us that we need to
give God a place in our lives and speak to him.
If we don’t ask God for his help, why should he bother with us? All this from one short verse and 22 words.
This chapter
begins with the words ‘Bend down O Lord and hear my prayer; answer me, for I
need your help.’ I really like this
because it sort of humanises the act of prayer.
It is as if David is talking to a God whom he needs to come a little closer
so that he can hear every word of his prayer and maybe even so that no one else
can. David knows that God is there
because if he didn’t, he might have begun the prayer with the words; ‘if you
are there’ but he didn’t and whatever he is asking, he obviously believes that
God is the only one who can genuinely help him.
So what is
there to learn from this? The ultimate
lesson and bigger picture that encompasses the entire psalm is, “Our great
needs should drive us to pray to the great God, who alone can deliver us.” God
is the only one who has control over the world that we live in. No matter how
hard we wish, the Lord is the only one who can really provide us with the
strength and hope to get where we yearn to be. Once we all learn to put God
first, then everything else will fall into place. All in all, God is the key to
everything.
Throughout
the entirety of Psalm 86, David gives glory to God. He praises Him throughout
the prayer in the most humble and reverent adoration. Throughout everything he
never takes away from God’s greatness or infinite greatness. Furthermore, he
identifies his infinite goodness as well.
We all need
the salvation of the Lord. There are so many trials and tribulations within the
world therefore it is imperative that we pray to God for mercy and allow Him to
help lead us away from temptation.
Prayer Our Lord and our God, we thank you
for life itself. Help us take time away from
all the other things that are going on in our lives just to spend time talking
to you, thanking you for all the blessings you have given us and asking for
your intervention to guide us and help us through the difficult situations that
we all experience. Amen
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