Psalm 61

Psalm 61 is a psalm written by King David.
This psalm starts with a prayer and ends with praise.
How good it will be if every prayer ends like that.

our God is a God who hears the prayers of His people.
Today if you are praying , this psalm encourages that wait for that praise.
Today you might be waiting for a job, blessing of a child, breakthrough in family life, or for a marriage or healing. Don't give up on your cry to the Lord.




From the ends of the earth I will cry out to you.

When you are not among your known people, when you are not in your familiar situations, when you are not in your comfort zones, any place will be like the ends of the earth.
Davids comfort zone is Jerusalem, it is the place where He worshiped God along with other saints.
But when his son absalom rebelled against him and he was running away, he was in wilderness  and he is in strange situations and overwhelming situations, and he calls those places as ends of the earth.
But for David, place doesn't matter, He always calls on God.
for some people, they pray only when they come to Church. for some people they need some occasion like Christmas.
what this teaches us sometimes is that we may at the remotest part of this world or in strangest situation , but our God is just a prayer away. Be quick to pray.

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Lead me to the Rock that is Higher than I.

The place where the psalmist is, or the level where he is - he thinks enemy might attack him.
So David is asking God to take him to that place or the Rock which is Higher than I.

Imagine a sailor who is on a ship and because of the waves or mighty storms, the ship is uncontrollable and now what the sailor will be looking for is a Rock which is at a higher than him.
He wont be looking for a rock below him, or he wont be looking for a rock which is just appearing out of the sea. But he will be looking for a Rock which Higher in place where he can stand and be at rest and secured from all the tossing waves and storms.

David in the midst of the storms, calls out to God the Father , asking to lead Him to that Rock of Ages ( that is Lord Jesus Christ)  and who is there to lead him is the Spirit of God.

Let us ask God to lead us to the Rock that is Higher than us. To get us out of the attacks of the enemy.
Sometimes if the issue we are going through is something solvable or can dealt with then we will pray.
But if the situation is too big then we try to seek peoples help.

Honor God through prayer.

Among those in the court of Alexander the Great was a philosopher of outstanding ability but little money. He asked Alexander for financial help and was told to draw whatever he needed from the imperial treasury. But when the man requested an amount equal to $50,000, he was refused--the treasurer needing to verify that such a large sum was authorized. When he asked Alexander, the ruler replied, "Pay the money at once. The philosopher has done me a singular honor. By the largeness of his request he shows that he has understood both my wealth and generosity."



Verse 4: Security is in the tabernacle of God.
In the presence of God is the security for mankind. Their lives are secured from eternal death, their lives are secured from the attacks of the enemy.

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