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“For your sake help me!
Use your influence to clear me.
Listen God – I’m desperate.
Don’t be too busy to hear me.
. . .Thank you God – you’re so good.
You got me out of every scrape,
And I saw my enemies get it.” (Psalm 54: 1&7) The Message
Reading this Psalm almost made me laugh out loud. David reminds me of a petulant child who isn’t hearing the answer he wants, or certainly not soon enough. David isn’t afraid of God in his moment of need and is comfortable laying out his calamity. He doesn’t talk of other world problems that are much bigger or the worry about the greater good. He is honest with God and pleads for God to finish off his enemies.
Sometimes, perhaps it is just that simple. We don’t need to bring all our answers to God and explain the best way to solve the problem. We won’t have it all figured out. God’s kingdom will come anyway – that is inevitable. It doesn’t rely on us to have the perfect path forward. It doesn’t rely on our good works, perfect attitudes, or solutions.
Instead, may we like David, remember to lay our petitions before God, knowing that He loves us and that His kingdom is here now and coming again soon!
God, thank you for hearing each of us. Help us to lay our complexities aside, at least occasionally, and place our sincere petitions before you. AMEN
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