Bend
Down, O Lord, And Hear My Prayer;
Answer
Me,
For
I Need Your Help.
Scripture
Psalm
86
1 Bend
down, O Lord, and hear my prayer;
answer me, for I need your help.
answer me, for I need your help.
Observation
Psalm
86 is a prayer of King David. It is a prayer that was written down
for you and for me. My brother Rick, asked me a couple of weeks ago
to join him in memorizing Psalm 86:11-13. I did and I still have a
copy of those verses in our car so that I can review them everyday.
When
I first started using the S.O.A.P.
(Scripture...Observation...Application...Prayer)
method in my daily quiet time I will have to admit that it was
awkward writing out a prayer everyday.
In
fact, I used to be a little critical of people that would read a
prayer that they had written out ahead of time, when they were asked
to pray at a special event.
Spontaneity
is a good thing but a well thought out prayer written to our Heavenly
Father might be even better!
I
googled and found out that someone says that there are 222 actual
prayers in the Bible. I will take their word for it! I don't plan to
try to count them myself. Just the prayers found in the book of
Psalms can be great encouragement when you find yourself down and
depressed or find yourself in big trouble!
When
I need to be encouraged there are some go to Psalms that I know will
lift me up and get me going again. In fact, you might have noticed
that I read a Psalm or two almost everyday.
Did
you know that God's Word has everything we need to live a godly life!
But we have to be in God's Word everyday and we must be open and
obedient to what God says in His Word, for it to make a difference in
how we live!
Why
not take time to write out a prayer to your Heavenly Father as you
have your quiet time today!
Application
I
will use Psalm 86 in my prayer and I will pray those scriptures back
to God when I pray today. How about you? Will you take time to read
God's Word? Will you take time to write out a prayer to Him?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, may this prayer of King David be my prayer to You this
morning:
Bend
down, O Lord, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your
help. Protect me, for I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve
you and trust you. You are my God. Be merciful to me, O
Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. Give me happiness, O
Lord, for I give myself to you. O Lord, you are so good, so
ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for
your help. Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord; hear my
urgent cry. I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and
you will answer me.
I
pray for all the young couples and even the not so young that desire
to have a strong marriage. Help them to take time to read Your Word
and apply it every day. Don't let them sleep good at night if they
haven't spent time in Your Word! Don't let them neglect their time
with You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Amos 4,5,6; Psalms 86,87; Titus 1
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