2. The Faith of David’s Prayers Psalm 86:6-8

Text: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he/she that cometh to God must believe that He is (actually exists), and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”

Hebrews 11:6.

Good morning, faith-filled Christian!  By God’s Sovereign grace alone, He has saved us.  He has, by His grace and love for us, ‘His people’, granted us His Divine gift of real faith: the ability given to naturally sinful mankind with which we might believe (trust) God’s Word, come in faith to Christ, the Living Word; and be forgiven of all sin; washed in Christ’s precious Blood, and be partakers of Eternal life in Him. 

This is saving faith, the gift of God to us.  Without God’s Divine gift of this saving faith – not one soul could ever be saved.  We have God’s own Word on this Spiritual and Scriptural fact.

“For by grace are ye saved through FAITH; and that (faith) not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works (anything you or I could ever do), lest any man should boast.  For we are His workmanship, CREATED in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained (predestinated) that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:8-10)

The lie often told from pulpits today is that God has CREATED you and me. Nonsense! You and I are NOT Created beings!  The Lord God Created the earth; the angels; and Adam. He Created all the original animals, and Adam alone was Created “…in His own image, in the image of God, Created He him.” – a three-part creature, consisting of body, soul, and spirit, just as God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  He Created Eve from the rib of Adam.

“And God said, Let US (three-Personed God) make man in our image, after our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26) The Lord God Created Adam, and then Eve from Adam. Biblical fact.

Adam/Eve fell from grace through disobedience in Eden’s Garden – they sinned against the command of God NOT to eat of the tree of good and evil, and as a result, died Spiritually speaking, and according to the warning of the Lord God that they would immediately die (Spiritually). 

“And the Lord God commanded the man (Adam), saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely DIE.”  (Genesis 2:16-17)

All humankind BORN after that fall from God’s grace, are BORN (as opposed to Created) in the fallen image of Adam/Eve and with a totally DEAD SPIRIT, unable to even understand the things of God. Check this out now for yourselves, beloved readers.

“And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son IN HIS OWN LIKENESS (fallen, dead in trespasses and sin), AFTER HIS IMAGE; and called his name Seth.” (Genesis 5:3)

“But the natural man (BORN in Adam’s image) receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him/her: neither can he/she know them, because they are Spiritually discerned.” (1 Corinthians 2:14)

“That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.”  (1 Corinthians 2:5)

Dear Reader: IF you believe what you have just read without doubting its truth: YOU are a ‘faith-filled Christian’. The Lord is encouraging you that, what you truly believe is from Him, and not from some stranger with a keyboard and a computer.  You are filled with God’s gift of faith, that you might indeed believe (trust) and receive God’s truth, from His Word.  Hallelujah!  Thank you, dear Lord God, for genuine Christian faith. David prayed in faith.

Verse 6. “Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. Here are repetitions, but not vain repetitions. When a child cries, it repeats the same note, but it is equally in earnest every time, and so was it with the suppliant here.”  (C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of David, page 364)

David had the Divine gift of faith from God, exercised it in fervent prayer, and therefore pleased God, as our Bible text for today teaches us: “…Without faith it is impossible to please Him…” (Hebrews 11:6) God rewards us when we pray to Him in true believing faith.

“Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3)

Verse 7. “In the day of my trouble I will call upon Thee: for Thou will answer. There can be no reason for praying if there be no expectation of the Lord’s answering. Who would make a conscience of pleading with the winds or find a solace in supplicating the waves? The mercy seat is a mockery if there be no hearing nor answering. David, as the following verses show, believed the Lord to be a living and potent God, and indeed to be “God Alone”, and it was on that account that he resolved in every hour of trouble to call upon Him” (C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of David, page 364)

Today, in this increasingly antichristian world, you and I shall have trouble after trouble – as the would hurtles towards Hell, and wallows in Sodomy and vile sin. Calling upon the Living Lord God for His help, guidance, direction and protection, is as necessary today as breathing to all who would unashamedly and publicly serve the risen Christ Jesus. Fact.

It is vain to call in prayer or worship to ‘good luck charms’, dead man-made ‘saints’; Mary, so-called ‘queen of heaven’ – or any would be Protestant prelate or Pope. A useless practice.

Verse 8. “Among the gods (small g) there is none like unto Thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto Thy works. What have the false gods ever made or unmade? What miracles have they wrought? When did they divide a sea or march through a wilderness scattering bread from the skies? O Jehovah, in Thy Person and in Thy works, Thou art as far above all gods as the Heavens are above the nethermost abyss.” (C.H. Spurgeon, Treasury of David, page 364)

“Thou shalt have no other gods before Me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness o any thing that is in Heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love Me, and keep My commandments.”         (Exodus 20:3-6)

‘Faith-filled Christians’, by God’s Sovereign grace alone, are filled with faith to both believe and receive God’s instructions; God’s love and grace; God’s every-day blessings – and to raise up our highest thanksgiving and praise to Him for such merciful care and love from Him.

Thought: “Among the gods there is none like unto Thee, O Lord.” Glory! Glory!