Psalm 57: 57 Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.
3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.
8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
9 I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.
10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.
11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
David knew where to turn in the midst of every trial. When it would seem that the whole world had turned against him, he turned his thoughts, his cries, his heart over to God in prayer. He would tell God of the trials he saw before him, cry out from a broken heart, and pour out before God his repentance for his own sin. Notice in this prayer song (as you will note throughout the psalms); once David lays all his burdens before the Lord, he then begins a praise song. David trusted that God would accomplish God’s purpose and plan, fulfilling all the promises He had made to David. Once David had spoken to God about the trials, David stopped the fear, sorrow, and worry. Instead, David would preach to himself; many times he would tell himself "Awake, my soul" With full determination not to let Satan’s whispering lies to seep into thoughts; David would declare boldly, "My heart is fixed on you and I will sing you praise." My heart is fixed–firm, unmovable, unshakably standing firm on the promises of God and on who God IS and forever will be. Is your heart fixed on God? Do you grasp the power of His might and the depth of His love for you? Note as David commands, "Awake up my glory!!" "What glory?" you might ask. Let me lead you back to one of my favorite verses, 2 Corinthians "18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." So, simple the only way that I may awaken any semblance of glory within me is by gazing upon the Glory of the Lord and reflecting that same glory back to Him. Just like the moon has no light of it’s own and reflects the light of the sun; I too can reflect the light of the Glory of Christ as I remain steady fixed upon Him through prayer, praise, and steady reading of the word of God. "Awake, psaltery and harp." Sometimes we need to awaken the joy, the praise song and the love song within our hearts. Just as in any relationship there are moments in the which we fall into a "humdrum" pattern and need to flame the fires of our hearts to remember the feelings when we first fell in love; so, to in our relationship with Christ, we must not allow our hearts to reach that humdrum state which leads to wandering hearts. We must flame our hearts with a love and praise song each morning. So, in closing; bring your trials, sorrows, and sins–lay them before God. Then fix your heart upon God, awaken your reflections of His Glory by steadily gazing upon Him, and sing out a love song to God praising His Wondrous Name.
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