Alan Fong
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Alan Fong
3 min read
Alan Fong
3 min read
Lord, I Need You
Today's Verse:
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. ~Psalm 143:10
Psalm 143 is one of the psalms that David wrote when Saul was pursuing him. This psalm is a prayer of David. It is a prayer for God’s help in a very desperate time. David prayed, “Lord, I need you!” Let us see several important lessons about what to do when our backs are against the wall and fear has overtaken us.
We see a troubled soul.
David was feeling the pressure of being hunted and the possibility of being killed at the hands of Saul. He could only think of the very next step. David spoke about being persecuted, smitten, in darkness, overwhelmed, and desolate. He was in a very dark, lonely, and fearful place. We must be very careful when fear, anxiety, and lack of clarity take hold of us. Those moments bring out what is really inside of us. Those situations depict how real God is in our life. How we deal with the trouble in our life tells people who know us how close we are to God. Are you having soul trouble? Are you at a place in life where you can only see the next step?
We see a trusting supplication.
David prayed a powerful and dynamic prayer. It is the kind of praying that we should model and pray when we are at the same place in life. We do our best praying when we are under intense pressure. David laid out his entire problem and all of his feelings to God. He sought an answer and intervention sooner, and not later. He remembered the days when God showed Himself strong for him in the past, and expressed how he needed that same intervention again. He let the Lord know that he was weak, fearful, anxious, and uncertain about what to do. David was at the place in life where all of his dependency was on the Lord for mercy and help. He prayed for deliverance. He prayed for direction. He prayed for discernment. He told the Lord that he had nowhere to hide except with Him. Let us remember that problems are God’s means for helping us discover His greatness and how much we need Him.
We see a triumphant satisfaction.
We know that David did experience deliverance from Saul. Even though Saul got very close to David, he could not touch him because God was his shield. As David prayed, we see a breakthrough in his praying. This breakthrough is what changed him for the good. In v. 10 he prays, “Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.” David learned to pray in accordance with God’s will. He prayed to do God’s will during his crisis. He acknowledged his personal relationship with God. He acknowledged that God is good. He requested to be led to do right. He further prayed for spiritual revival and that he would be delivered for God’s righteousness. David told God that he was content and satisfied that God allowed him to be in the situation that he was in so that God’s purposes in his life would be accomplished.
When David needed the Lord the most, he prayed that he would be molded into the man God wanted him to be. Though he could not go farther than the next step, he knew that that was all he needed to see victory. Let the Lord know this morning that you need Him. Let the Lord know that you want Him to teach you to do His will and to lead you in the land of uprightness.
Have a dependent God Morning!
Bible Reading Schedule: Matthew 15-17
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