Morning Psalm and Prayer

Have you ever felt surrounded? Have you ever felt you were in a battle? Good news -- Our Lord fights our battles! When we trust in Him, when we call on Him, He takes charge of our circumstances for our good and His glory!

Good news! The Lord never loses sight of you! You can't get lost in a crowd. You run but you can't hide. The Lord has His eyes on you - because you are His child. His love will not let you go! Praise Him for His faithful love!

Have you ever felt timid or reluctant? The Lord can give you boldness through His Word and Spirit. When you pray, you can find the strength that you need to face whatever circumstances. Praise the Lord today!

Do you have a sad memory of something or lost? It's not easy to find joy or sing a happy song at such times. So was the lot of the Jews who were exiled in Babylon after the siege of Jerusalem as they remembered what was lost. Have you ever wanted to strike back and a quietly hoped that it would go badly for someone? It's best to allow the Lord to fight our battles and heal our wounds.

Repetition is God's hi-lighter. This psalm has one phrase repeated 26 times! That phrase is, "His love endures forever!" Here God makes it clear through exaggerated redundancy that His love will never fail - His love endures - forever!

It's good to be reminded that we should praise the Lord daily and continually! All His works are good. Think of the many blessings the history of your own life - then Praise the Lord!

Do you pray for your pastors? Do you pray for people in ministry or in missions around the world? Throughout the NT letters, Paul and other Apostles ask for the church to pray for them. This brief Psalm reminds us to pray for those who minister.

We live in a fractured world! So much division - deep and seemingly unbridgeable. There is a unity that is possible in Christ. It starts with the people of God. Ask the Lord to bless your home, church and community with an anointing of unity.

God promises and follows through. God makes an oath and it comes to pass. You can trust God's word! Every one of His promises are true. God made an oath to David that one of his descendants would be the forever King in Israel. Jesus was David's descendent! King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

Life is busy, noisy, stressful and even chaotic at times. The psalmist mentions one of the most important skills anyone can have - a skill to pass along to your children. He wrote that he "calmed and quieted myself. " Blessings on you today!