Psalm
57 – 59
May
15, 2018
“Have mercy on me, O God,
have mercy! I look to you for
protection.” Psalm 57:1a
I
have prayed this a lot lately. I’ve been
in a bit of a rough patch between my physical healing and my job. And God has used every morning with Him to
instruct me. So much so, I actually had
to get a bigger journal.
“He will send help from
heaven to save me, rescuing me from those who are out to get me. My God will send forth his unfailing love and
faithfulness.” 57:3
For
some reason, I just could not begin writing for this post until Sunday. Usually I’ve read the chapters a couple of
times and done some research on certain verses.
But, I waited.
“I will thank you, Lord, in
front of all the people. I will sing
your praises among the nations.” 57:9
I
had a couple unexpected things occur over the weekend that have me singing
songs of praise. Two weeks ago I wrote
about waiting and expecting on the Lord.
And waiting can take a long time. Trusting in God’s timing can be very unnerving
and our flesh likes to take over. I’ve had my share of expectations during my
life, and I’ve recently discovered that I cannot expect from anyone except the
Lord. Last week I told you about some unconfessed
sin which has allowed me to enter into the Lord’s protection.
“I wait quietly before
God, for my salvation comes from Him. He
alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be
shaken. I wait quietly before God, for
my home is in Him.” Psalm 62:1-2, 5.
As
I laid my requests out before the Lord recently, I asked for a blessing. And for those of you who know me, you are probably
thinking I’d be telling you that I have a surgery date, or that my knee has
healed. God knows exactly
what we need and exactly when we need it! And boy, did He bless me
this weekend.
Sure
it was Mother’s Day and all, but I received a gift and a card from someone I
didn’t expect. In fact, she called me
beautiful and my heart has been soaring ever since. But that’s not all. One of my children shared with me that after
a couple of trials of getting into a relationship with another person, he will
not pursue another young lady unless she has placed Christ first in her
life. This child of mine has always had
a very firm foundation and I tend to learn a thing or two from him, but the
connection we had during our conversation simply made my heart soar even higher! At this point I could have not expected
anything else.
I
know God has been listening to me through these difficult months. He has protected me from some very challenging trials. It was just this past weekend
though, that I asked for a blessing.
Sure, I know, He is enough. He is
all I need. But He was not done with His
blessings. More children and more words
and gifts of gratitude were expressed like I’ve never received before.
My
circumstances are still the same. However, God
answered many of my prayers in such a short period of time that I cannot even
begin to share them all with you. It’s
like He took them all and showed me just how powerful He truly is.
