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Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for
help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O LORD, you
hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in
expectation. Psalm 5:1-3
These are the opening lines to a prayer written by David, the king of
Israel, about three thousand years ago. This much is obvious:
1) He wants God to hear him because he is in trouble
2) He knows God is the boss
3) He understands that prayer gets God's attention
4) He starts talking to God about it right away
5) He expects God to do something, but he doesn't know what or when
Does that process sound familiar? These lines give us hope that our
prayer lives are not as shallow as we've feared. It's okay to keep
asking for help. God gave us an example in the Bible.
Keep it real,
Mike
eDevotions written by Mike Sares. © 2005. |
