David states he is faithful

Psalm 86:2-10

“Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.  Bring joy to your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in you.  You, Lord, are forgiving and good,
abounding in love to all who call to you.  Hear my prayer, Lord; listen to my cry for mercy.  When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.  Among the gods, there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours.  All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.  For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.”

Did you get what king David said; not what many of us often say; Lord my heart's desire is to be faithful, no, David states he is faithful?  This morning I met with a man who walks with the Lord, and in our conversation, Paul said, without the fear of the Lord, there is no wisdom.  He told me where God’s Word states that in Proverbs 9:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”  It is so right that King David had a healthy fear of the Lord.  I have shared with you, I have weak faith in a massive God,  and I have a great fear of His holiness and power.  I understand that He alone is God, Creator, Maker of all that has been made, and I, like all mankind, is His creation, my heart's desire is for our leaders to have wisdom.

A person with wisdom understands what David is praying is absolute; “You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.”  What the world calls a wise man, without the fear of God has no understanding of God’s goodness and love.  Many a foolish person will ask where was God when a mass shooting happened?  Let me be very clear, He is not shocked by man’s evil, and He was the same place as He was when they put His Son, His only Son on a cross.

David was not only a King He was often a prophet, in that he talked about things that will happen is what you and I refer to as future.  This is a prophetic statement; “All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.  For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God.”  If you want to do a study on what is being said by David, go to these Scriptures; Philippians 2:10-11, Romans 14:11, Isaiah 45:23, Revelation 1:7, 5:13.

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice