Hearing God In Psalm 27 (Jul 2)

Come & Move From Fear To Faith!

As David penned the psalms 25-30
he thought of the multifaceted
character of the God he served.
The Lord is good & upright (25:8),
my light (27:1), my strength (28:7),
King forever (29:10) and my God
(30:2). And incidentally Psa 25 is
the first alphabetic psalm, which
enables David remembers content.

Lord, we Come to You & Wait on U:
The Lord is my light & my salvation
so why should I be afraid? The
Lord protects me from danger, so
why should I tremble? (Psa 27:1).
My heart has heard You say: COME
and talk with me. And my heart
responds: Lord I Am Coming (v8).
I would have lost heart, unless
I had believed that I would see
the goodness of the Lord… Wait
on the Lord; Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart.
Wait I say on the Lord(13-14) Amen

Lord, help me to see the truth in
Your Word. You are our light and
salvation. You are my protector
from danger and from evil. Indeed
the Lord is the strength of my life,
of whom shall I be afraid? Father,
help me draw close to You and to
rest in the confidence I have in You.
Help me to defeat fear in my life
even as I put my trust in You. Amen

Lord, give me such a desire for
You that I will run to You right
away when You say “COME”.
Help me to be willing to lay aside
my “to-do” lists and quickly come
to Your presence and talk with You.
Tune my ears to Your voice Lord
and make my heart sensitive
to Your nudgings to You. Amen.

Lord, I listen with an attitude Your
goodness will show up in my life.
For Your goodness is not a theory
but it’s real. I am grateful for that
and fully expect to see it more.
But Lord, holding on to faith in
situations that dictate against it
requires fortitude and boldness.
So give me patience and courage
to hear You amidst struggles and
pauses in our dialogues. Amen.

Hearing God In Psalm 16 (Jul 1)

The Lord Shows the Way of Life

Backgrounder to Psalms 13-18:
In sharp contrast to the fate
of the fool who denies God’s
existence (Psa 14), many blessings
accrue to the one who serves God
with a whole heart: joyfulness (P13)
fellowship with God (Psa 15),
satisfaction (16), preservation (17)
& confidence in facing future (18).

Lord, You Show the Path of Life:
I will bless the Lord who has
given me counsel; my heart also
instructs me in the night seasons.
I have set the Lord always before
me; because He is at my right
hand I shall not be moved…
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures
forevermore (Psa 16:7-8, 11) Amen

Lord, thank You for the revelation
that Your inspiration often comes
to us in the very late and very early
hours when we are relaxed. For
when our thoughts aren’t in control,
God’s thoughts can flourish in us.
Lord, as I Patiently wait upon You,
let Your Spirit guide my heart.
Download Your truth into me,
show me solutions to problems,
and open my mind to Your ideas.
Give me spiritual breakthroughs
& sing deliverance over me. Amen

Lord, Your word says in your
presence is fullness of joy. And
I long for the eternal pleasures
at Your right hand in heaven. But
I know many of them begin now
on earth, and I want to experience
them fully. Please honour my
attentiveness to Your words by
giving me strong tastes of those
pleasures even in this age. Amen.

Lord, Your word says joy is a deep
pleasure of soul that comes from
living consciously in Your presence
Holy Spirit I need the joy that only
You can give. Forgive me for the
times I let circumstances control
my moods. Let me experience
Your presence today and the trill
that comes with walking with You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.