Each night before I go to sleep, I read some of the Psalms, at the very least; I find comfort, strength, and the will to rest well, because I TRUST my LORD, no matter what! I also PRAY before I read THE WORD, as then, my mind, and spirit are open to receiving. Then I PRAISE HIM, and go to sleep as I WORSHIP HIM more in PRAYER, and conviction...
I awake in the morning and give thanks, and am filled with courage to face a new day! Things are SO much better WITH THE LORD as our confidence, and as our sure and present help...
PSALM 86...
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
2+++Preserve my soul, for I am godly.
You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.
3+++Be merciful to me, O Lord,
for I call to You all day long.
4+++Bring joy to Your servant,
for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
5+++For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving,
rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
6+++Hear my prayer, O LORD,
and attend to my plea for mercy.
7+++In the day of my distress I call on You,
because You answer me.
8+++O Lord, there is none like You among the gods,
nor any works like Yours.
9+++All the nations You have made
will come and bow before You, O Lord,
and they will glorify Your name.
10+++For You are great and perform wonders;
You alone are God.
11+++Teach me Your way, O LORD,
that I may walk in Your truth.
Give me an undivided heart,
that I may fear Your name.
12+++I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify Your name forever.
13+++For great is Your loving devotion to me;
You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
14+++The arrogant rise against me, O God;
a band of ruthless men seeks my life,
with no regard for You.
15+++But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
16+++Turn to me and have mercy;
grant Your strength to Your servant;
save the son of Your maidservant.
17+++Show me a sign of Your goodness,
that my enemies may see and be ashamed;
for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Our poverty and wretchedness, when felt, powerfully plead in our behalf at the throne of grace. The best self-preservation is to commit ourselves to God's keeping. I am one whom thou favourest, hast set apart for thyself, and made partaker of sanctifying grace. It is a great encouragement to prayer, to feel that we have received the converting grace of God, have learned to trust in him, and to be his servants. We may expect comfort from God, when we keep up our communion with God. God's goodness appears in two things, in giving and forgiving. Whatever others do, let us call upon God, and commit our case to him; we shall not seek in vain.
Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the compassion, mercy, and truth of God, will be their refuge and consolation. And those whose parents were the servants of the Lord, may urge this as a plea why he should hear and help them. In considering David's experience, and that of the believer, we must not lose sight of Him, who though he was rich, for our sakes became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich.
LWINSOR © 2020
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