A Psalm a Day (Psalm 5)

Psalm 5 (New American Standard Bible)

Psalm 5

Prayer for Protection from the Wicked.

For the choir director; for flute accompaniment. A Psalm of David.

    ^1(A)Give ear to my words, O LORD,
         Consider my ^[a](B)groaning.
    ²Heed ^(C)the sound of my cry for help, ^(D)my King and my God,
         For to You I pray.
    ³In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice;
         In the ^(E)morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly ^(F)watch.
    ⁴For You are not a God ^(G)who takes pleasure in wickedness;
         ^(H)No evil dwells with You.
    ⁵The ^(I)boastful shall not ^(J)stand before Your eyes;
         You ^(K)hate all who do iniquity.
    ⁶You ^(L)destroy those who speak falsehood;
         The LORD abhors ^(M)the man of bloodshed and deceit.
    ⁷But as for me, ^(N)by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house,
         At Your holy temple I will ^(O)bow in ^(P)reverence for You.
    ⁸O LORD, ^(Q)lead me ^(R)in Your righteousness ^(S)because of my foes;
         Make Your way straight before me.
    ⁹There is ^(T)nothing reliable in what they say;
         Their ^(U)inward part is destruction itself
         Their ^(V)throat is an open grave;
         They flatter with their tongue.
    ¹⁰Hold them guilty, O God;
         ^(W)By their own devices let them fall!
         In the multitude of their transgressions ^(X)thrust them out,
         For they are ^(Y)rebellious against You.
    ¹¹But let all who ^(Z)take refuge in You ^(AA)be glad,
         Let them ever sing for joy;
         And may You ^(AB)shelter them,
         That those who ^(AC)love Your name may exult in You.
    ¹²For it is You who ^(AD)blesses the righteous man, O LORD,
         You ^(AE)surround him with favor as with a shield.

Something that I was reflecting on last night.  Jesus says in the book of John, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life." In this case (to me) that makes satan, not the way, the lie, and the death.  It is an interesting parellel to think about because everything that God is, the world is not.  God's ways are not the world's ways.  Take the example of what sex has turned into.  Our culture has twisted this expression that God created to bring together man and woman.  If someone  is now waiting until marriage, our world views this as strange, stupid, and impossible.  Our world shows us to take everything and anything we want, to not strive for self-control and discipline but to do as we please. 

I don't get heavy into politics, I don't follow much of politics at all, but I do truly believe that God is a God who is so amazing, that created us not to be caught up  in the wickedness of the evil one, but to shine in His Light, as lightbearers for His Kingdom (Philippians 2).  

A vision that God put on my heart this morning, was the idea that our world has been made into a cold ice age, our hearts and bodies frozen in a world that is desensitized, numb, and medicated by drugs, alcohol, shopping, sex, etc. Through relationship with Jesus Christ, one starts to thaw, heat up and become aware and connected again in union with Lord. As we heat up and thaw, the heat even spreads to those around us.  God doesn't want us to be blind and cold to one another, but to love one another unconditionally.  To see through His eyes this world that needs saving in His grace. "Wake up o' sleeper." See all that He has done and will always do to bring Glory and Honor to His name.

He calls us to join Him in Heaven, and seek relationship with His Son Jesus Christ.  To live a life in Him, which is what we were created for. A life that brings   Glory to our Creator.  Simplistic submission covered by the Blood of the Lamb. Peace in a heart protected from the noises and chaos trying to lure you. I pray that your heart is touched by the Words of the Living God...read Philippians 2, John 8, Romans 13, and Jude.  

I love you.