God may seem to take His good ol’ time when we need him. The Psalmist therefore added a request for some haste. In fact, the KJV (King James Version) uses the term, “Make haste.”

God is not limited by time. He can look at the spectrum of time in one glance. Whether He moves right now or later, He knows what will happen and what needs to fall into place to accomplish our request. God is better at timing than we are.

Nevertheless, we have the privilege to ask God for what we think we need WHEN we think we need it.

It’s been said, “God may be slow, but He’s NEVER late.”

READ/HEAR: Ps. 69-71

The Psalmist declared, “Let the sound of His praise be heard.”

Do we sing out loud at church? Do we give God the credit due His Name when we tell others of our health, our prosperity, our accomplishments? Do we acknowledge God’s blessing when we talk about our family members? Do we have a clear testimony of God’s goodness with our neighbors or our co-workers? Do we give God credit when praise comes to us?

Our mouths should be filled with good things to say about the Lord such that others hear it and are clear about our position on why our lives are so blessed.

Remember the lepers who were healed but didn’t thank God and give him the glory. Only one returned to Jesus and “when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice.” [Luke 17:15] To him, Jesus said, “Rise and go! Your faith has made you well.”

The ears of everyone near us need to hear the sound of our praise.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 66-68

God waters the earth with His rain. It’s His design and method of keeping plant life alive. Pleasure seekers resent it, but farmers and landscapers crave it. Where would we be without the rain.

My wife was raised on a farm and understands the value of rain. She has always had a rain gauge near, just like her daddy did. She can tell you how much rain we’ve had, and is vigilant about the health of her plants. Rain is critical to life.

In a spiritual sense, we need the rain of God’s presence.

David knew the ups and downs of warfare. His experience led him to declare that “Human help is worthless.” He knew that he could ONLY depend upon God’s strength and leadership in desperate times.

Each person needs to find their own lifeline through their relationship with God. Children need to find God for themselves rather than living on the coattails of their parents. A wise parent grooms their children to find that relationship that will sustain them for a lifetime. When they finally launch out for God, it’s gratifying to see.

Caleb, God’s best to you as you continue to launch out.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 56-60

David poured out his heart to God in anguish over his sin with Bathsheba. He was a broken man, fully penitent over his moral failure. We read his prayer in Psalm 51.

Interestingly, he resolves to proceed to teach other sinners when he has once again been filled with God’s Spirit and has been renewed. He uses the phrase, “Restore to me the joy of Thy Salvation.”

Effective teachers have been broken, processed, and restored. They didn’t kill the truth … they just proved it right.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 50-55

The Psalmist refers to the morning as the beginning of the after-life. The Christian lives this life according to the principles Christ taught and will be rewarded in the resurrection.

The morning speaks of new beginnings. It is a refreshing rebirth of life as indicated by the phrase “the womb of the morning.” Yesterday’s issues are over and there is a new appropriation of life, health, strength, ideas, inspiration etc.

The beginning of every day is a reminder that God loves to bring new life and beginnings to us.

“But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings;”  [Mal. 4:2]

READ/HEAR: Ps. 46-49

The Church, the Bride of Christ, the assembly of all believers is alluded to in Ps. 45. God chose this picture to describe the love He has for us. In fact, in God’s master design for us, He bequeathed to us the marriage relationship to teach us about the relationship He wants to have with His Redeemed.

The beauty He desires in us is not that of outward appearance. Jesus made it clear that clothes don’t make the person. What God really wants in us is on the inside …elements of character and integrity, humility and brokenness. If he would have desired outward beauty, He could have created us all to be picture perfect. But He didn’t.

If inner beauty is what He truly desires in His Bride, then why do we devote so much energy to LOOKIN’ GOOD?

READ/HEAR: Ps. 42-45

The benefits of caring for the weak and poor read better than any insurance policy. [Ps. 41]

Paul encouraged us to be aware of the needs of those around us rather than just focusing on our needs.

This was the posture of Christ Jesus. He sought no permanent dwelling and preached that we weren’t to strive to be well dressed. [Matt. 6:28] His focus was constantly upon those around Him who were in need.

We should ask ourselves, “What have I done for the weak and poor around me?” Let God’s Spirit bring ideas of deeds and actions we can commence with.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 38-41

Often I am amazed at the boldness and blatantly anti-God attitude of many well-known people in our society. As usual, I find answers and reasons in God’s word. This type of person is not a new event. David wrote about them from his experience.

Here are traits he identified:

• There is no fear of God before their eyes
• In their own eyes they flatter themselves
• They don’t see their own sin
• Their words are wicked and deceitful
• Their lack of wisdom is apparent
• They dream up preposterous plans for the future
• They reject what is right and hold to what is wrong

His posture was to trust the Lord Who would eventually cause them to wither away and die while the righteous were ultimately exalted. Jesus said the meek would inherit the earth.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 36,37

The Psalmist asked the Lord to lead him for the sake of God’s Name. He also used the words, “Into Your hands I commit my spirit.” These were the words Jesus used as he neared death, hanging upon the cross. Christ sacrificed His life that we might live. The Heavenly Father led Him to that moment because it was God’s eternal will and plan to redeem man. Christ relinquished His entire will to the Father … “Nevertheless not My will but Thine be done.”

We relinquish our will to God and let Him lead us. We accept each challenge along the way and reckon them as God’s will. All of life’s experiences blend together to make us who He wants us to be and equip us to do His will.

Ask the Lord to lead you for the sake of His Name and His Spirit will begin to reveal His higher purpose for the things you go through.

READ/HEAR: Ps. 31-35