Listen to my (David's) cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me; for they are too strong for me.
Psalm 142: 6
Yesterday, the servant lady who would come for work, but she did not even show up. Then I asked God for help, God told me that I don't need servant lady, I need to do all by myself for my weight. I was laughed at myself what God has spoken to me. It is our God, the joy will come in bad situation, God's word can make me to be joyful for Him who has made me beautiful inside out.
Brother Steve, his older sister Maria who had car accident, she had been broken two legs. Now the doctors joined her two legs together, but her back was ruining and no stop pain. So that Steve wanted me to pray for him and Maria, and giving Maria some pain-killers. Then he told me that he don't have money to visit his older sister by bus. I gave him money for bus fees and buy something for Maria too. God is genius God who told me to give much better than receive. I also gave him some advice. He took joyful spirit to leave. It was so beautiful photo for me!
Psalm 142 is David's prayer. In 1 Samuel 22: 1 said, "David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. " David had been persecuted by king Saul and his fellows. He went to the cave of Adullam with hopeless, he became the cave dweller, he did not have any home to go, he was full of fear, but he was praying and writing Psalm 142.
I want to look into Psalm 142 and find some principles that we can learn from David:
(1) David cried aloud to the Lord for prayer and sought God's mercy. (V 1-2)
"I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him (God) I tell my trouble." David was being caught by king Saul armies, no way to go and hid himself in the cave of Adullam. He knew that God is only hope and delivered for him. He poured out his complaint in the presence of God and told him (God) all his trouble and cried loudly for prayer and his voice has not stopped to ask for God's mercy. It is a good example for us, when we meet trouble, we need to cry out to God alone.
(2) David described his spirit which is growing faint and no one cares for him (David).
"When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. In the path where I walk men have hidden a snare for me. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one care for my life." David was the cave dweller, he was hopeless, because the king Saul armies was looking for David, and they had hidden a snare for him and no one was concerned him, even cared for his life, then he lived in the cave where was not refuge. David was going to danger with sleepless. What kind of David's life? It was trouble after trouble! There were nobody who could help him, but he found God who could help him in God's time. Hallelujah!
Tomorrow we will continue Psalm 142: 5-7, there are more good principles for our lives. Praise the Lord!
Cry out to God for help, there are hope there!
Author: Rev. Rebecca Sun
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