Wednesday, February 13, 2008
PSALM Secret Prayer Made Before You...

‘Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.’ Psalm 43:5

Psalm 43 is a short psalm and as mentioned in my previous post, it is a continuation of psalm 42. I held a prayer meeting in my school today and felt compelled to read today’s psalm as a cell. It may have been a little last minute holding such a prayer meeting without preparing a prayer list; however I knew that if there is one thing I wanted them to do, it would be to search deep down their soul and check the condition of their hearts.

What is more important in their lives? The troubles they are facing or the delight in the Lord? The desires of their heart or the desires of the Father’s heart? Where does God stand in their lives?

During the prayer meeting, I prayed in my quiet ways that God would indeed touch their hearts, giving them a new delight in the Lord. My desire for them is that they would put their trust in the Lord (whether it’s the posting of their schools as well as the choice of their courses), trusting Him that their future is indeed secured in Him.

For it says in psalms 43:3-4, Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.’ I pray that God will be their lamp that will lead them in the right path, for He is the way, the truth and the life. Let their hope, joy and delight be in the Lord.

I will say to my soul as of today, ‘Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.’ For He is the Lord of my life and the Shepherd that guides me in the light of His truth and my lips will praise Him for His goodness.

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