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Study in Psalms - #20
From
a Laywoman’s Perspective
“In times of trouble, may the LORD answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you
safe from all harm.” Psalm 20:1
What a reassurance that we have a mighty Father in heaven
that watches over us. I dare say that if
the truth is known, we have been in the valley of death more times than we can
imagine. How many times have you had
close calls when driving and even wondered yourself how you managed to get out
of being in a terrible accident? God’s angels are always nearby and I for one
am so grateful for such protection.
Yes, people die, have accidents and diseases, but my answer
to this is in verse 7, “Some nations boast of their chariots and
horses, but we boast in the name of the LORD
our God.” (NLT). Our heavenly
Father has told us to trust him for everything in our lives. How can that
be? Because we have free will and make
poor choices. How often do we give our
problems to Him?
As for
myself, I’ve made many wrong choices and decisions without praying about it and
I’m sure you’ve done the same thing.
When we do that, there is often a price to pay. Let me reassure you God will help you. In Matthew 6:26 it tells us, “Look
at the birds. They don’t plant or harvest or store food in barns, for your
heavenly Father feeds them. And aren’t you far more valuable to him than they
are?” Then it goes on to say, “So don’t worry about these
things, saying, ‘What will we eat? What will we drink? What will we wear?’
These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers,
but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously,
and he will give you everything you need.”
When King David wrote
this Psalm and left us with this prayer, “May he grant your heart’s desires and make all your plans
succeed.” People have misunderstood this Psalm and
misguided others with verse 4. Now let’s
look at this verse with a little more understanding. First, if our desires are ungodly and out of
God’s will, common sense tells you that God will not give it to us. On the other hand, if our hearts desires are
in the will of God, he will not hold back from us.
I knew a
godly Christian man who loved motorcycles and he really believed that when he
gets to heaven there will be a beautiful motorcycle waiting for him to ride all
over heaven. I really don’t believe that
is what heaven is like. Let’s read this
again; “May he grant your heart’s desires
and make all your plans succeed.” First of all, it is
talking about a time on earth, not in heaven.
Secondly, God wants to make our plans succeed, and because God wants us
to succeed, it must be a part of God’s plans for us. If there is any victory in God’s plans for
us, it will include God’s victories.
There have
been times in my life when I sincerely called out to God. One snowy winter’s evening I was on my way to
our church for rehearsal for a Christmas play we were doing when suddenly my
front wheel drive caught in the snow and spun my car into a ditch. I cried, “Jesus, help me.” My car was on its side and then it settled
down and although I was headed in the other direction, I was able to pull out
of the ditch and turn it around and headed back toward the church. What was amazing is that when my husband
stopped by, he look at my car and the mirror on the passenger side was broke
and hanging there; the whole side of the car was dented in and the tire was
totally flat. I didn’t even know it and
had driven about five miles more after my accident.
God is
faithful! Never be afraid to cry out to Him
.
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