Today I was reading through Psalm 5, and as I read through the Psalm two things struck me:
David’s bold approach to bring everything to God, and his constant insistence on going to God in prayer in good times and in times of need. Over and over again David repeats, as in verse 2, “Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray.” David was very blessed in his life; he was king of Israel, he killed Goliath and was a mighty warrior. However, he also spent a good deal of his life on the run from King Saul and his own son who both tried to usurp the kingdom that was rightfully his, and he committed sins that he suffered the consequences of for the rest of his life. Yet despite all this, he was known as a “man after God’s own heart.” This is obvious in the Psalms. David is open and honest and brings everything to God, the good, the bad and the ugly. He was a man after God’s heart because he always sought communion with God and always turned to Him in really rough times and in times of blessing. I think we can be a people after God’s heart if we follow in David’s footsteps.
Prayer is such a great gift, we can talk to the Almighty God of the Universe anytime we want, and He will listen, and He cares, and He will answer! That is so comforting to me and it’s very encouraging that God knows and understands my situation, and He will always be there to walk me through it! I encourage you to read through the Psalms as a model of a life that is centered on prayer to God and seeking after His heart.
David’s bold approach to bring everything to God, and his constant insistence on going to God in prayer in good times and in times of need. Over and over again David repeats, as in verse 2, “Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to You do I pray.” David was very blessed in his life; he was king of Israel, he killed Goliath and was a mighty warrior. However, he also spent a good deal of his life on the run from King Saul and his own son who both tried to usurp the kingdom that was rightfully his, and he committed sins that he suffered the consequences of for the rest of his life. Yet despite all this, he was known as a “man after God’s own heart.” This is obvious in the Psalms. David is open and honest and brings everything to God, the good, the bad and the ugly. He was a man after God’s heart because he always sought communion with God and always turned to Him in really rough times and in times of blessing. I think we can be a people after God’s heart if we follow in David’s footsteps.
Prayer is such a great gift, we can talk to the Almighty God of the Universe anytime we want, and He will listen, and He cares, and He will answer! That is so comforting to me and it’s very encouraging that God knows and understands my situation, and He will always be there to walk me through it! I encourage you to read through the Psalms as a model of a life that is centered on prayer to God and seeking after His heart.
--Allison Tallman
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