WK 1: Present with God - Day 6
Theme: Present with God
Scripture: Psalm 62:7-8
On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.
Observation: Psalm 62, along with Psalms 11, 16 and 23, “is a song of confidence by one who knows from personal experience that only in God, and always in God, are assurance and security to be found.”1 As followers of Christ, our assurance and security are only and always to be found in God. Within this context, it makes perfect sense that we, out of our trust in God, are to pour out our heart before him. Literally, we are to “confide in him all that is bothering you.”2 I cannot tell you how many times this verse has been a comfort to me on a hard day or in a difficult season. To know that my God has given me the freedom to come before him and, without any reservation, gives me the freedom to confide in him is a great comfort. I have had, and will continue to have, many tear-filled moments where I lay out my raw emotions before my heavenly Father. Each time I am willing to be present with God in this way, the Holy Spirit solidifies within me: “He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.” (Ps 62:8)
Prayer: Father, in the midst of my day and all that I battle, please always remind me that I have the freedom to come you and pour out my heart before you. In moments of frustration, sadness and celebration help me to escape with you and confide all that is within my heart.
Application: Please take some time today to read Psalm 62 and escape somewhere quiet to be present with God and confide in him all that is on your heart.
1Robert G. Bratcher and William David Reyburn, A Translator’s Handbook on the Book of Psalms (New York: United Bible Societies, 1991), 541, Logos.
2Bratcher and Reyburn, A Translator’s Handbook on the Book of Psalms, 544, Logos.
Scripture: Psalm 62:7-8
On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God. Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us.
Observation: Psalm 62, along with Psalms 11, 16 and 23, “is a song of confidence by one who knows from personal experience that only in God, and always in God, are assurance and security to be found.”1 As followers of Christ, our assurance and security are only and always to be found in God. Within this context, it makes perfect sense that we, out of our trust in God, are to pour out our heart before him. Literally, we are to “confide in him all that is bothering you.”2 I cannot tell you how many times this verse has been a comfort to me on a hard day or in a difficult season. To know that my God has given me the freedom to come before him and, without any reservation, gives me the freedom to confide in him is a great comfort. I have had, and will continue to have, many tear-filled moments where I lay out my raw emotions before my heavenly Father. Each time I am willing to be present with God in this way, the Holy Spirit solidifies within me: “He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.” (Ps 62:8)
Prayer: Father, in the midst of my day and all that I battle, please always remind me that I have the freedom to come you and pour out my heart before you. In moments of frustration, sadness and celebration help me to escape with you and confide all that is within my heart.
Application: Please take some time today to read Psalm 62 and escape somewhere quiet to be present with God and confide in him all that is on your heart.
1Robert G. Bratcher and William David Reyburn, A Translator’s Handbook on the Book of Psalms (New York: United Bible Societies, 1991), 541, Logos.
2Bratcher and Reyburn, A Translator’s Handbook on the Book of Psalms, 544, Logos.
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