Read: Ps. 68-70; 86; 101
No matter what you are going through, you can always find a Psalm that fits it. The first seven verses of Psalm 86 are what did it for me today. It ends with: “I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and you will answer me.”
David was always calling himself to remembrance of what God had done for him in the past. This was his launching pad for the present and the future. If God did it once, he could do it again.
David was also a great encourager. I love what he said in Psalm 69: “The humble will see their God at work and be glad. Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged. For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.” These imprisoned people could be describing people imprisoned in drugs, pornography, lies, bingeing etc. If we are imprisoned by some addiction we can cry out to God and he will hear us and help us. Sometimes that help comes in the form of other people who are experienced in that subject. We were not meant to do life by ourselves.
Psalm 101 has some great scriptures to stand on: ‘I will lead a life of integrity in my own home. I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. I will search for faithful people to be my companions.”
Lord, help us to be examples to ourselves and our family of your goodness and love.
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