06.23.08
Scripture – 2 Kings 11-13, Psalm 142 & Revelation 1
Observation – Psalm 142
142:1 With my voice I cry out to the Lord;
with my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord.
2 I pour out my complaint before him;
I tell my trouble before him.
3 When my spirit faints within me,
you know my way!
In the path where I walk
they have hidden a trap for me.
4 Look to the right and see:
there is none who takes notice of me;
no refuge remains to me;
no one cares for my soul.
5 I cry to you, O Lord;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
6 Attend to my cry,
for I am brought very low!
Deliver me from my persecutors,
for they are too strong for me!
7 Bring me out of prison,
that I may give thanks to your name!
The righteous will surround me,
for you will deal bountifully with me.
Application – I’ve read this before – most likely at a time of great desperation. I can feel David’s anguish in these words. It seems appropriate and familiar. Appropriate because it’s completely applicable to me today. Familiar because I feel like I could look back in a journal and see those words in my own handwriting.
Prayer – God in heaven – thank you for being there to listen. Thank you for all the times I have cried (and will cry) desperately to you. You listen, very attentively to me. . I love that you’re reliable and so powerful. You are my refuge! Amen.
