Faith!
# 12 2021 Dev. Psalm 108:3,4. God Leads Us! Read all of Psalm 108 first. The purpose of these devotionals is to draw closer to God and grow spiritually by applying His Word to our daily living. All passages are taken from the NIV.
Psalm 108:3,4 “I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.4 For great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.”
Ps. 101 starts a new series of 10 Psalms. This series is like a Psalm within the Psalms. The series is complementary from front to back: Ps. 101 corresponds with 110 and 102 with 109 and so on. Psalms 105 and 106 are the center of this 10 Psalm series.
Ps. 108 is a combination of Ps. 57:7-11 and Ps. 60:5-12, the reusing of material for different worship occasions is not unusual. Vs.1-5 is the introduction to this praise song (prayer) and quotes Ps 57:7-11. The Psalmist, speaking in the first person, praises God in multiple ways and is the longest of the three sections. How do you pray today? Do we spend a lot of time praising God at the beginning of our prayers? You may be familiar with this mnemonic device: ACTS, Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. It is a useful reminder to keep our prayers balanced.
In the next 13 verses Ps 60: 5-12 is quoted. Vs. 6-9 is the request for help but also the anticipation of help and a review of God’s power and promises. God is in control of all things. Lately, considering the events of the last year, that is hard to come to grips with. At times like this faith takes over from seeing and from experiencing, trust is an action.
Vs.10-13 is a direct request: “Who will bring me… Who will lead me…is it not you, God, …” Yes, God it is you, you go before us, you are leading us, you are loving us and saving us in Jesus and you are empowering us by the Spirit. That is our cry in bad times and in good times. God did not abandon His people at the time of the Psalmist and God will not abandon us now! Praise be to God!
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