Prayer for Rescue and Prosperity.
A Psalm of David.
144 Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;
2 My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My stronghold and my deliverer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [a]my people under me.
- The title of this message is prayer for rescue and prosperity
o I love the idea that we can pray not only to be rescued but also for prosperity
o this implies protection from that which is bad but abundant blessing from that which is good
- A Psalm of David
o this means it's a song and it should be remembered
o David means beloved so it should be remembered by all of God's children who are beloved
- blessed be the Lord, my rock
o the Lord is a rock (this means a solid place to plant your feet and build your life upon)
- Who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle
o this implies that the Lord teaches you to be strong and ready for opposition and prepared to win
- my loving kindness and my fortress
o God is loving and kind always
o he's also our fortress because he protects us from everything
- my stronghold and my deliverer
o the stronghold is like a Fort it is a place of safety
o a deliverer is someone who picks you up from one place in trouble and takes you to another place in safety
- my shield and he in whom I take refuge
o the shield can protect you from fiery darts
o Jesus Christ is the one in whom I must and you must and we must take refuge
o there is no secure place other than in Jesus Christ
- who subdues my people under me
o God can subdue any group of people instantly and permanently
3 O Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You think of him?
- Oh Lord, what is man, that you take knowledge of him
o in other words puny little man is so unimportant why does God pay any attention
- or the son of man that You think of him
o the son of man can be a reference to our children and our children's children
o or it could be a reference to the son of man the Lord Jesus Christ
o I believe the idea is why does God care so much about man that he sent Jesus Christ from heaven to die in a cross to pay for our sins to save us
§ we seem unworthy
§ there is a sense of disbelief as to why God would do such a thing
§ and yet He did
4 Man is like a mere breath;
His days are like a passing shadow.
- and it's like a mere breath
o a breath is a very short period of time
o man does not live very long in comparison to God
o these thousand years is as a day
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