Listen "Psalm 141 - A Psalm of David - I Call to you, Lord come quickly to me"
Episode Synopsis
Psalm 141A psalm of David.1 I call to you, Lord, come quickly to me; hear me when I call to you.- A psalm of Davido A Psalm is a songo God knows man remembers songso He made Psalms (songs) so will memorize the words & remember them- David was a man after God’s own hearto Yet He sinned with Bathshebao Yet He sinned against Uriaho His faith went to great heights and then into the valley of the shadow of deatho Yet in spite of all this David’s name means “beloved”o So too, in spite of all my faults and in inspite of all your faults, God still loves you and call us His “beloved”.o It is the same term used by a man and a wife especially when engagedo God also calls the church His brideo He truly loves you and wants to be with you for all eternity- I call to you, Lord, come quickly to meo Do you call to God?§ Like a mom calling her kids at dinner time?§ Do you expect a reply?§ Do you expect them to come running (quickly – a quick response)- Hear me when I call to youo This is another requesto To hear us; to include His hear and listen with interest & intento Sometimes we are so busy we don’t listen either§ We are too busy looking at our phones§ To really listen means to pay attention to what is said and consider its meaning and what action should taken from the heart§ This requires focuso Do you want God focus on what you say & respond?§ Then ask Him to incline His ear or listen§ Believe once you ask Him that He will and He is!- Have you been praying about something and you are not sure if God heard you?o Sometimes we think delays mean no answero Sometimes we think delays means noo Do you say a prayer like you order fast food?§ You say it real quick and expect a real quick answer§ Or do you say it with reverence, respect, adoration & anticipation 2 May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.- May my prayer be set before you like incenseo This requires preparationo This requires it goes up for some amount of time (it’s not fast)o This requires that smells good§ Full of words spoken with a contrite heart or a heart in submission- May the lifting of my hands be like the evening sacrificeo Interesting pointo Do you life your hands to the Lord?§ When was the last time you did?o Are you reaching up toward God with adoration and praise & thanks?o If you are not accustomed to lifting hands with thanks & praise why should He listen to your next prayer (you haven’t thanked Him for the last one!)Intro to Outbless Weekly Thanks for listening to Outbless.com
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