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Prayer Line
Author: Devotion: Woodrow Kroll
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Title: Prayer Line
MORNING SCRIPTURE: Psalm 59:1-17
MORNING VERSE: Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing
aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast
been my defense and refuge in the day of my
trouble.
Although he had never heard the words, David knew
well the lesson of James 5:16, "The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.." Constantly being pursued by Saul and his
men, David knew he must consistently pray to God
for deliverance. He needed an open line to
Heaven, a prayer line, and he needed to use that
line frequently.
David begins Psalm 59 with a prayer: "Deliver me
from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them
that rise up against me." Deliverance from
enemies and oppressors is the almost constant cry
of David (cf. Psalms 22:20; 25:20; 31:1-2, 15;
35:17; 40:13; 43:1; etc.). Here, however, David
is still crying out to God and praising Him for
deliverance from Saul's many attempts to
assassinate him. He notes that Saul's men "lie in
wait" for his soul and "run and prepare
themselves without my fault" (Psalm 59:3). Saul
had sent his emissaries to David's house to watch
him and to slay him in the morning (1 Samuel
19:11). Time and time again David was close
enough to Saul's men to hear them making noises
like a dog. Still, time and time again, God
delivered him from the wrath of Saul and his men.
The psalmist is confident of deliverance from his
oppressors and declares, "But Thou, O LORD, shalt
laugh at them." God miraculously arranged for
David's malicious enemies to be made the objects
of ridicule. For example, Saul's men had been
made fools of by Michal, David's wife (cf.1
Samuel 19:12). With a twinkle of confidence
shining through, David exclaims, "The God of my
mercy shall prevent [meet] me." He knew that
continued deliverance was but a prayer away.
Confident of his deliverance, the psalmist
resolved, "I will sing of Thy power . . . of Thy
mercy in the morning" (Psalm 59:16). While the
wicked howl, the righteous sing. It is simply the
nature of each. Throughout the night David would
be pursued by the wicked men of Saul, but by
morning's first light, he would be found singing
praises unto God for His power and mercy. The
psalmist rightly joins these two divine
attributes together. Take away God's strength and
He cannot protect us. Take away His mercy and He
will not protect us. The two go hand in hand and
become ours each time we stretch the prayer line
to Heaven.
There is a woman in Kansas who promised many
people she would remember them daily in prayer.
Because she was a busy woman, washing and ironing
daily throughout the week, she came to realize
that it would be difficult to fulfill her prayer
commitments to her friends. Then one day as she
looked out the window she saw clothes drying on
the line and an idea came to her. She strung a
cord across one corner of her kitchen and hung
cards on it with the names of those for whom she
had promised to intercede. Now, while she does
her ironing, she prays for those whose names are
on the cards. The secret to her prayer life is
the consistency with which she remembers those
for whom she has promised to pray. She literally
has a prayer line in her kitchen.
Although David had no kitchen, and no cord
stretched across it, he too had a prayer line to
God. He consistently referred to the throne of
grace all the difficulties that he encountered.
He aroused himself to pray every morning because
he knew that God had been his defense and refuge
throughout the night.
What a joy it is to greet the morning by greeting
God in prayer. Though the dogs of distress howl
all night, with the first light of morning comes
the song of power and mercy. Don't neglect a
consistent, early morning prayer time with the
Lord. It will make a positive day for you.
MORNING HYMN
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
This is my heart cry, day unto day;
I long to know Thy will and Thy way;
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
Author: Devotion: Woodrow Kroll
Do you enjoy this devotional? Send it on to a friend!
____________________________________________________________
Title: Prayer Line
MORNING SCRIPTURE: Psalm 59:1-17
MORNING VERSE: Psalm 59:16
But I will sing of Thy power; yea, I will sing
aloud of Thy mercy in the morning: for Thou hast
been my defense and refuge in the day of my
trouble.
Although he had never heard the words, David knew
well the lesson of James 5:16, "The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.." Constantly being pursued by Saul and his
men, David knew he must consistently pray to God
for deliverance. He needed an open line to
Heaven, a prayer line, and he needed to use that
line frequently.
David begins Psalm 59 with a prayer: "Deliver me
from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them
that rise up against me." Deliverance from
enemies and oppressors is the almost constant cry
of David (cf. Psalms 22:20; 25:20; 31:1-2, 15;
35:17; 40:13; 43:1; etc.). Here, however, David
is still crying out to God and praising Him for
deliverance from Saul's many attempts to
assassinate him. He notes that Saul's men "lie in
wait" for his soul and "run and prepare
themselves without my fault" (Psalm 59:3). Saul
had sent his emissaries to David's house to watch
him and to slay him in the morning (1 Samuel
19:11). Time and time again David was close
enough to Saul's men to hear them making noises
like a dog. Still, time and time again, God
delivered him from the wrath of Saul and his men.
The psalmist is confident of deliverance from his
oppressors and declares, "But Thou, O LORD, shalt
laugh at them." God miraculously arranged for
David's malicious enemies to be made the objects
of ridicule. For example, Saul's men had been
made fools of by Michal, David's wife (cf.1
Samuel 19:12). With a twinkle of confidence
shining through, David exclaims, "The God of my
mercy shall prevent [meet] me." He knew that
continued deliverance was but a prayer away.
Confident of his deliverance, the psalmist
resolved, "I will sing of Thy power . . . of Thy
mercy in the morning" (Psalm 59:16). While the
wicked howl, the righteous sing. It is simply the
nature of each. Throughout the night David would
be pursued by the wicked men of Saul, but by
morning's first light, he would be found singing
praises unto God for His power and mercy. The
psalmist rightly joins these two divine
attributes together. Take away God's strength and
He cannot protect us. Take away His mercy and He
will not protect us. The two go hand in hand and
become ours each time we stretch the prayer line
to Heaven.
There is a woman in Kansas who promised many
people she would remember them daily in prayer.
Because she was a busy woman, washing and ironing
daily throughout the week, she came to realize
that it would be difficult to fulfill her prayer
commitments to her friends. Then one day as she
looked out the window she saw clothes drying on
the line and an idea came to her. She strung a
cord across one corner of her kitchen and hung
cards on it with the names of those for whom she
had promised to intercede. Now, while she does
her ironing, she prays for those whose names are
on the cards. The secret to her prayer life is
the consistency with which she remembers those
for whom she has promised to pray. She literally
has a prayer line in her kitchen.
Although David had no kitchen, and no cord
stretched across it, he too had a prayer line to
God. He consistently referred to the throne of
grace all the difficulties that he encountered.
He aroused himself to pray every morning because
he knew that God had been his defense and refuge
throughout the night.
What a joy it is to greet the morning by greeting
God in prayer. Though the dogs of distress howl
all night, with the first light of morning comes
the song of power and mercy. Don't neglect a
consistent, early morning prayer time with the
Lord. It will make a positive day for you.
MORNING HYMN
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray;
This is my heart cry, day unto day;
I long to know Thy will and Thy way;
Teach me to pray, Lord, teach me to pray.
