Merciful and faithful Lord, because of Your great love I am not consumed, for Your compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.

I say to myself, "The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."� Lord, You are good to those whose hope is in You, to the one who seeks You (Lam. 3:22-25).

Surely You, Jesus, took up my infirmities and carried my sorrows, yet we considered You stricken by God, smitten by Him and afflicted. But You were pierced for my transgressions; You were crushed for my iniquities; the punishment that brought me peace was upon You, and by Your wounds, Lord Jesus, I am healed (Isa. 53:4-5).

In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

I am so grateful that my own heavenly Father is the Sovereign Lord who made the heavens and the earth by His great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You! (Jer. 32:17).

Truly, You have released me to resurrection life! For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me (Gal. 2:19-20).

Lord, I belong to Christ Jesus! Therefore I have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires (Gal, 5:24). Help me live in the reality of this liberating crucifixion.

In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

We need more than a leader on our road to freedom. We need a Savior, one who keeps on saving.

Lord Jesus, You came and preached peace to those of us who were far away and peace to those of us who were near. For through You, Jesus, we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Consequently, we are no longer foreigners and aliens but fellow citizens with God's people and members of His household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with You, Christ Jesus, Yourself as the chief cornerstone.

In You the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. And in You, we too are being built together to become a dwelling in which You live by Your Spirit (Eph. 2:17-22).

In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

Do you need to see God's power manifested on your behalf?
Are you in a low condition and feeling helpless?
Are you troubled in your mind?
Do you feel as though your physical and spiritual life is slipping away as you lie wounded on the battlefield?
Do you find that your mind is unsteady and constantly fluctuating, and you have no more strength to stand?
Be encouraged!
God has a Miracle for you with your name on it.


There is a familiar chorus that we all love to sing -

"Do, Lord, oh do, Lord, oh do remember me,
Do, Lord, oh do, Lord, oh do remember me
Do, Lord, oh, do Lord, oh do remember me,
Way beyond the blue."

This song reminds us of David's words in Psalm 109:21 when he cried out to God for His strong and mighty intervention - "But do Thou for me, O GOD the Lord..."

These are some of the most powerful words uttered by a man. They reflect humility, submission, and total trust.

David had people cursing him, and he needed help.
He did not need it from another man.
He had an army of warriors on his side.
Yet that was not enough.
No, he needed help from the Almighty.
Hence, he cried out - "But do Thou for me, O GOD the Lord..."

Perhaps, today, you are in a "hard place." You, too, have those who are maliciously opposing you. You need help, but not from another man. You need help from God.

You need for Him to do for you what no other can do - to deliver you from your accusers and to exert His awesome power on your behalf. You need for Him to vindicate you as only He can and to put your enemies in their rightful place.

Psalm 109:21 continues onward in giving us a key on how we can always get God's attention whenever we pray. David prayed - "But do Thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for Thy name's sake..."

Here are four simple words which - when following our prayers - assure us of an audience with God.

What did David have in mind when he prayed - "...for Thy name's sake"? He was demonstrating that his single motive behind his petition was that God would be glorified in his situation.

Whenever we pray with one motive and one motive alone behind our cries; that is, that God would be glorified in the answer to come, then we can be assured that He will hear and answer our plea - all the time, in every place, and in every situation.

David went on to say - "...because Thy mercy is good, deliver thou me."

All the hours and days spent in the Presence of the Lord paid off for him. He learned God's ways by fellowshipping with Him.

One characteristic, in particular, that he picked up was that God is a God of mercy. That means that He loves to do good and show kindness to His people.

David found himself in dire straits. Things were not going well for him at all. What did he lean on? The Mercy of God. He could count on that! He knew that God through His mercy would deliver him.

Are you in dire straits as well?
Are things not going well for you?
What can you lean on?
The Mercy of God!
And be assured that, because of His great mercy, He will deliver you!

In the next few verses, David described his present condition.
In Psalm 109:22, he said - "For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me."
He was afflicted, impoverished, and helpless. He felt as though someone pierced his heart through with a dagger and left him to die.

Psalm 109:23 says - "I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust."
His life seemed to be ebbing away. He no longer had the strength to continue onward. To make matters worse, he enjoyed no peace of mind. He felt agitated and driven like swarms of locust which the winds of the East are known to briskly heave to and fro and toss up and down.

Psalm 109:24 says - "My knees are weak through fasting: and my flesh faileth of fatness."
Because of the terrible distress that he was experiencing, he had no appetite. He could not eat. Consequently, he had grown weak, feeble, and lean.

Psalm 109:25 continues - "I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads."
Could the situation get any worse for David? His enemies were so ruthless. All they could do was laugh, jeer, ridicule, mock, and scorn him.

In Psalm 109:26, he cried out - "Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to Thy mercy."
David did not pray an eloquent prayer at this point. He was not trying to impress man or God. All he could do was plead - "Help me..."

Can you relate to what David went through here?
Are you experiencing similar distress and heartache?

Are you afflicted and feeling broken by your countless troubles?
Does it seem as though you are losing strength by the minute?
Do you feel as though your life cannot go on any more?
Have others rejected you, ridiculed your stand for holiness, called you all kinds of derogatory names, and insulted, mocked, and slandered you to others?

You find that you don't even have the words to pray any more. Why don't you cry out as David did - "Help me, O LORD my God..." God heard him when he prayed, and He will surely hear you as well for He is no respecter of persons.

David then petitioned God for three things concerning his enemies. They are delineated in the following verses -
Psalm 109:27-29 - "That they may know that this is Thy hand; that Thou, LORD, hast done it. Let them curse, but bless Thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed: but let Thy servant rejoice. Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle."

Notice that he did not pray for God to kill his enemies or to hurt them in any way. The worst he asked for them was that they be put to shame.

He asked that -
...God, through His mighty intervention, would show to all that He was on David's side
...his enemies would be unsuccessful and disappointed whenever they rose up against him
...they would be covered completely and entirely with the outer garments of shame, defeat, and confusion.

Their cursing did not bother him as long as he had God's blessing on his life - "Let them curse, but bless Thou..." He knew that they would not win in the end, and that they were headed for a fall.

How could he be so confident in the midst of such distress and trouble?

He knew God's ways.
Psalm 109:31 - He knew that God is always for the "underdog" - "For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul."

This is a Wonderful Promise for you today!
It did not say - maybe or perhaps - God would do something.
It said that He "shall stand at the right hand of the poor..."
He will demonstrate through His awesome power that He is on your side - the side of the helpless and afflicted.
He will deal with all those judges of your soul - "...to save him from those that condemn his soul."

Be encouraged today, O weary Saint!
Your Miracle is on the way!
Psalm 109:30 - When it comes, be sure to do as David did and give God all of the Praise for He is truly worthy - "I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude."

Get ready to shout so loudly that the people who - ridiculed, mocked, scorned, laughed at, backbit, betrayed, and wanted you to fail - will hear your Praises and be forevermore put to shame while you rejoice.

May God Bless His Word.
Connie

www.walkingintruth.org

Connie Giordano
P. O. Box 383016
Duncanville, TX. 75138-3016

Copyright 2004 by Connie Giordano

Come Apart to Stay Together

If you are feeling compelled to do so much that you are physically worn out, you may be driven instead of led. Remember, you have to come apart from a busy routine before you come apart yourself. You have to get away from everything before you come apart physically, mentally, and emotionally. Give yourself time to get a good night’s sleep.

It is tempting to do everything that everybody else is doing, be involved in everything, know everything, hear everything, and be everywhere, but it isn’t God’s best for you. Be willing to separate yourself from compulsive activity before you come apart at the seams! Spend time with God, and ask Him to give order to your day.