For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David

                                                                               Psalm 5

December 11, 2021

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament.   Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.   For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.   The arrogant cannot stand in your presence.  You hate all who do wrong;  you destroy those who tell lies.  The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, Lord, detest.

But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence, I bow down toward your holy temple.  Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies—make your way straight before me.   Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice.  Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues, they tell lies.  Declare them guilty, O God!  Let their intrigues be their downfall.  Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy.  Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

 The word expectantly, do I really do that when I pray?  And if not why?  Could it be that I do not expect God to care and if that is not the reason, then am I not willing to wait for my Father and God to answer my request?  Then I ask Father am I really wanting your will or am I wanting my will.  This morning it is now 5:02 and I have been asking the Father many things, and one was please let me get more sleep.  So, I looked up the word  expectantly: “with an exciting feeling that something is about to happen, especially something good.”  We know that God is good, that He loves us so much that He allowed His only Son to come to earth with one purpose to pay the price we could not pay for our sins.  If you have not got connected with Jesus on a personal basis then I understand why you would not be expecting, but in that, I have and know how much He loves me why do I not wait with expectation?

 Now David is not talking about the righteous person but the wicked, when he said;  "Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. "  He not referring to the righteous person but the wicked.  We live in a fallen sinful world, where many people have set their own standards of what is acceptable to live life on planet earth, only problem is God's ways are not our ways, and to have fellowship with Him and to enter into His present one must accept His standards and Jesus makes is clear in John 14:6, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice