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Psalm 61:1-2
Hear my cry, O God; listen to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call to You, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.
David uses all sorts of analogies for God.
My horn, shelter, refuge, and tower – to name but a few.
One of the areas that needs expanding in most of our lives is our ability to praise and worship God. So often we find that we run out of ideas and words to praise the Lord. I remember being asked to speak on the subject of worship once and instead of speaking, I led people in worship for 1 hour. For most, it was a totally new experience and many found it a challenge. Some didn’t even see ‘the point’.
Most praise and worship flows from our heart and consequently is dominated by our attitudes. Unless we have a positive and thankful attitude, we will find praise and worship very difficult.
I’m reminded of the time Jesus went into Simon, the Pharisee’s, home and was worshipped by a prostitute. The people present, and in particular Simon, were indignant that Jesus should accept worship from anyone, let alone a prostitute. Jesus, on the other hand, reminded Simon that he hadn’t even given Him so much as the normal courtesy given to an invited guest. “Her many sins have been forgiven – for she loved much” was Jesus’ reply. “But he who has been forgiven little loves little” (Luke 7:47).
How true of David. As we saw yesterday, David hit the lows big time, yet out of that he learned what it was to be forgiven much, and he left us so many fabulous Psalms because of his experience. He also knew what it was to face unmerited and unrelenting opposition and yet the love of God kept him going in spite of it. Yes, David’s heart’s attitude was right.
But what of us? Those who know what it is to be forgiven have the right attitude – those who don’t have to learn it. We will probably never be called upon to endure the intense extremes that David faced and therefore our vocabulary is often restricted.
But can I encourage you? We can all develop our ability to worship as David did. Think of the various names of God, one by one. Think of His different attributes, one by one. Think of all the things He has done for you, one by one.
As the old song goes –
“Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”
However, greater is the acknowledgement of who He is rather than what He has done. You see, if you praise Him only for what He has done, what will you do when He ‘doesn’t deliver’ as you want Him to?
Even in the toughest times of all, like David, we can cry out, “Lead me to the ROCK that is higher than I.”
Why? Because not only are we safe but also from up there we get a proper perspective – we can then look down on all our enemies.
Today – why don’t you come higher?
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