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Psalms 70

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Verses 1-5, “Make haste, O God, to deliver me! Make haste to help me, O Lord! Let them be ashamed and confounded Who seek my life; Let them be turned back and confused Who desire my hurt. Let them be turned back because of their shame, Who say, “Aha, aha!” Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.”

We all know that prayer is effective when it is fervent and offered up by one who is righteous. James 5:16‭-‬18, “[. . .] The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.” The more dire our situation becomes, the more earnest we should be in prayer. Unfortunately, many turn to anything and everything else other than God when things get tough. Those with true faith know that God is the only One who can alter their situation. Therefore, they ride out the storms clinging to their preserver of life.

Prayer is not an effective weapon in special battle for many, because they simply do not go to God and ask. They allow their desires to become more important than God, convincing themselves that God is not opposed to what they are doing. After all, He wasn't even consulted. What they do not understand is that if you put God and your spiritual health first, He gives you the desires of your heart, including material goods, so that you will not be lacking physically or spiritually. Matthew 6:31‭-‬33, “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

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  1. UnknownFebruary 24, 2017 at 8:16 AM

    Our main focus in our walk should be to seek God in the midst of every situation! When men seek to destroy us, we need to go to God for deliverance. No other thing or person can deliver us! We need to spend time with the Lord in prayer, as He is the one who has the power to stop our enemies. When we serk God first, evrrything else seems to fall in place.
    Matthew 6:31‭-‬34- “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.  Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."

    When we have God as our main focus, we don't need to worry about our earthly situation. God is in control! We need to come to Him humbly, knowing that we are nothing without Him! We have no good in us, yet the Lord made a way for us! This should cause us to praise Him and glorify His name! It should be no secret that we love God!

    I Chronicles 16:23‭-‬25- "Sing to the Lord , all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is also to be feared above all gods."

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  2. SusanFebruary 24, 2017 at 6:37 PM

    Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; And let those who love Your salvation say continually, “Let God be magnified!” But I am poor and needy; Make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord , do not delay. Psalms 70:4‭-‬5

    Those who seek God should rejoice and be glad.

    As Christians we generally glad, not ever discontent with what we have in life. Nomatter the trials and tests we face it should not change our mood. We should never be upset with where God has put us in life. At times we may go into a situation, wining and screaming at what God is telling us to do, but this is not the attitude that we should have. Should be glad and willing to do whatever the Lord calls us to do. God may even bless us for they way we react towards on of His commands

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