The Lord Will Hear
Jul. 23rd, 2007 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
failegaidin(Forgot to do this yesterday)
Psalm 4.
Heart. Mind. Strength. We need all three. If we're missing one, we're missing something vastly important. Knowledge without feeling, feeling without knowing, doing without feeling and knowledge - none of that works. At least not for long.
David had learned long ago that he was just a speck, that there was something bigger than him. He knew he could worry or he could trust - and he chose to trust.
"Oh my God." This isn't some collective prayer. My God. You are the only one who can save me. "Righteous" - no matter the outcome, God is still righteous.
And then he tries to appeal to the men who have betrayed him. Even when Saul was trying to kill him, David refused to kill him. He knew that Saul was God's anointed - just as he is now.
God takes sides - He has set apart the righteous and holy. He will hear when they call to him, when the wicked and unrighteous oppress and attack them.
"In your anger do not sing." He turns to his zealous and righteous friends/followers. DOn't try to get ahead of God and take things into your own hand. "Meditate in your heart and be still." Do the good you know and trust. Wait. He will come.
Many were asking "what's the point?" They knew that David was God's anointed and yet he was on the run from his own son. But David asked God to shine His light upon them. There's a fork in the road that we will all have to face and make a choice. David has decided to trust the LORD no matter what. He says that God has given him greater joy in the storm than the other have had in their seasons of abundance.
So David sleeps. Why? Because he knew he was never in control. It was never about him. He knows that God is in control. And that only God could make him dwell in safety. God can't fall short. God is loving. God is powerful. God is merciful. God is perfect. God is righteous. God is.
Imagine: to love and trust God enough to sleep in a storm with joy in your heart.
Psalm 4.
Heart. Mind. Strength. We need all three. If we're missing one, we're missing something vastly important. Knowledge without feeling, feeling without knowing, doing without feeling and knowledge - none of that works. At least not for long.
David had learned long ago that he was just a speck, that there was something bigger than him. He knew he could worry or he could trust - and he chose to trust.
"Oh my God." This isn't some collective prayer. My God. You are the only one who can save me. "Righteous" - no matter the outcome, God is still righteous.
And then he tries to appeal to the men who have betrayed him. Even when Saul was trying to kill him, David refused to kill him. He knew that Saul was God's anointed - just as he is now.
God takes sides - He has set apart the righteous and holy. He will hear when they call to him, when the wicked and unrighteous oppress and attack them.
"In your anger do not sing." He turns to his zealous and righteous friends/followers. DOn't try to get ahead of God and take things into your own hand. "Meditate in your heart and be still." Do the good you know and trust. Wait. He will come.
Many were asking "what's the point?" They knew that David was God's anointed and yet he was on the run from his own son. But David asked God to shine His light upon them. There's a fork in the road that we will all have to face and make a choice. David has decided to trust the LORD no matter what. He says that God has given him greater joy in the storm than the other have had in their seasons of abundance.
So David sleeps. Why? Because he knew he was never in control. It was never about him. He knows that God is in control. And that only God could make him dwell in safety. God can't fall short. God is loving. God is powerful. God is merciful. God is perfect. God is righteous. God is.
Imagine: to love and trust God enough to sleep in a storm with joy in your heart.
