Text: “But as for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of Thy mercy hear me, in the truth of Thy Salvation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.”
Psalm 69:13-14.
Good morning, persevering Christian! Under general persecutions of the world, the
flesh, and the Devil – you are found persevering in prayer to our
ever-listening Lord God.
Under group persecutions, as a regenerate
member of Christ’s genuine Bible-believing Church – you are found still
persevering in prayer and worship to and of our wonderful Living Lord God.
Under very personal, individual
persecutions - persecutions aimed solely at you – you are found persevering in
prayer and praise to the Living Lord God, Jehovah, from Whom you know, by
God-given faith, you shall receive help, answers, and personal victories.
Praise God for
truly persevering Christians! You are
the salt of the earth! Glory
thanksgiving and praise unto the Living Lord God! Worthy is the Lamb! Amen.
Verse 13. “…O
God, in the multitude of Thy mercy hear me. To misery, no
attribute is more sweet than mercy, and when sorrows multiply, the multitude of
mercy is much prized.” (C.H. Spurgeon,
The Treasury of David, page 301)
As we see here, the Psalmist is using his
faith in God, and in knowing that the Lord God Jehovah is a God of
multitudinous mercies, inspires him, assures him, that the Lord shall not only
hear his prayers for help and strength, and victory, but will surely answer
them by the manifestation of His Almighty power, wisdom, and strength. Hallelujah!
The Christian cannot be brought down for too long, if that Christian is
a persevering in prayer Christian!
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give
thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)
Militant Christians, Christians that are
seriously seeking to serve the Christ of God daily, shall suffer much trouble
and serious hindrance to their service to Christ Jesus and to the proclamation
of the glorious Gospel of Christ and Him Crucified for sinners.
Such servants of the Most High God know
the desperate need for persevering prayer to God for His necessary help and
protection.
“For in the time of trouble He shall hide
me in His pavilion: in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me; He shall
set me up upon a rock. And now shall
mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore (a
conclusion) will I offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea,
I will sing praises unto the Lord. Hear,
O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.” (Psalm 27:5-6)
Verse 13. “In the
truth of Thy Salvation. David, the Psalmist, again, uses his theology, his
knowledge of God, to give power to his persevering prayers in times of
trouble.
He KNOWS God’s Salvation is true, and has
known that truth since a his youth as a boy shepherd. That same boy shepherd who was Divinely
helped and used of God to slay Goliath of Gath, the giant Philistine who was
blaspheming the Name of the God of Israel many years before!
He is, therefore, praying to God: ‘I know
the truth of Thy Salvation, Lord God, and so in that reality of sheer truth,
please hear my prayer for help.’
His past deep experience with God, and
knowledge of God’s Almighty power in the past, encourages him to seek further
help for the present, and continual help from God for all troubles encountered
in future times. Praise God for the Word
of His truth! Hallelujah!
Verse 14.
“Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink. Note, it is not a cry to be delivered and stay
in the mire! No! It is a prayer to be delivered from out of
the mire, lest, if left in his present state, he might well sink down into it
and be lost!
We only pray for
deliverance from personal sin and the mire it creates in our lives, IF we are
willing to be delivered out of it, not to return into it again once helped,
like a dog returning to its vomit.
“For it had been better for them not to
have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn
from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is
turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in
the mire.” (2 Peter 2:21-22)
Verse 14. “…Let
me be delivered from them that hate me. This cry of the persevering Christian
servant is no ‘pity-party pleading’!
No! This person is being
persecuted by reprobates that actually HATE him/her! This is not a cry against being disliked a
little by detractors, this is a prayer for help against those that really HATE
the believer deeply, and seek to seriously hurt him/her!
“And ye shall be hated of all men for My
Name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city,
flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you. Ye shall not have gone over the cities of
Israel, till the Son of man be come.” (Matthew 10:22-23)
“At first, the Nazis boycotted
Jewish businesses for one day in April 1933. Then legislation excluded Jews
from certain professions. The Nuremberg Laws created very detailed Nazi
definitions of who was Jewish. Many people who never considered themselves
Jewish suddenly became targets of Nazi persecution.
“The world accessible to German Jews narrowed. Jews were no longer
allowed to enter cinemas, theatres, swimming pools, and resorts. The publishing
of Jewish newspapers was suspended. Jews were required to carry identification
cards and to wear Star of David badges. On one night, Nazis burned synagogues
and vandalized Jewish businesses. The arrests and murders that followed
intensified the fear Jews felt. Next, Jewish children were barred from schools.
Curfews restricted Jews' time of travel and Jews were banned from public
places. Germany began to expel Jews from within its borders…Approximately
11 million people were killed because of Nazi genocidal policy.” ('A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust', online)
Today (written in 2021) Bible-believing Christian people who refuse the Covid 'vaccines' are being looked at in this same manner as the Jewish people were in
1933. It is time for serious and
persevering prayer! (Exodus 12:13) Stand fast, persevering Christian!
Thought:
Hatred brings persecution. Persecution pain.
Pain creates serious prayer.
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