April 20, 2015 – Monday

Start Time:  8:44 AM

End Time:   9:13 AM

Title: A Prayer of David. 

Scripture: Psalm 86:1 – 17

God’s Message / God’s Promise / God’s Commands:

→ This is an intimate and personal prayer of David to God.  Every word of David clearly shows his heart.  David showed us in the first few verses his total dependency to God.  He started by pleading to God to hear and answer him, for he is poor and needy (what king would say this? - clearly no one!)  A king is usually proud and rich, whose needs are met.  But David is a king who recognized that he had nothing but needs.  So he comes to his God who is able to supply them.  In verse 2, he asked God to guard his life for he is faithful to Him; because He is his God.  David requested for mercy and for God to bring him joy for he calls upon Him daily and put his trust in Him.  Again, here we see a king trusting his every day to God, recognizing his nothingness and needs and acknowledging that only God can bring him joy and supply them all.

David established God as a God who is forgiving and good, abounding in love and who answers those who call upon Him.  Now, David is building praises to God even at the start of his prayer.  In verse 8, he continued by declaring there is no god like Him; no deeds compare to His; and that all nations God created will come and worship before Him to bring glory to His Name for He is great and do marvelous deeds; clearly He alone is God.  Now at this point, David is declaring glory, praise, honor, and power to God.

In verse 11, David changed the direction of his prayer from praising God to his need.  But note that even in David's prayer of his needs, it showed his longing for the Lord.  He asked for God to teach him His ways...and for what reason?  So that David may rely on His faithfulness.  Wow!  Speaking of total dependency!  He asked for an undivided heart...for what again?  To fear His Name!  What a selfless request.  David was not asking for more riches or his enemies destroyed or more power and more food or more people under his care...his heart spoke of a longing for God's ways and a heart that is undivided...for what purpose?  To rely on God every day, for him to fear His Name...  Now who can say they prayed this prayer?  Maybe you and I did at one time but clearly this prayer did not come from the flesh.  This was truly a prayer from the Spirit!  Hallelujah!

In verse 14, David spoke of his enemies but instead of praying against his enemies, he prayed blessings for him...he asked God for compassion and grace, mercy and strength in his behalf...David asked to be saved because he serve God.  David asked for a sign of God's goodness that his enemies may see it and be put to shame...again, david's prayer is not for revenge but for God to show His mercy upon him so his enemies will know it themselves that they did wrong.  So David doesn't want to point finger or he didn't ask to have the chance to tell his enemies, "I told you so" - he just wants his enemies to see and learn the truth themselves.  Amazing!  Again a selfless heart and prayer.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, help me to have the same heart as David.  A heart that longs after thee.  A heart that is after You Lord.  I want to have the same prayer like David and a total declaration of dependency on You Lord.  Give me wisdom and the heart that I need to reach this.  Mold me and change me daily to become more and more like You Lord.  Give me a selfless heart and help me pray Lord the right words to ask and the right requests to present to You.  Give me a prayer from the Spirit Lord.  In Jesus' Name, Amen!