Day 38

THURSDAY, APRIL 1
Scripture
Psalm 142
Devotion
In this verse, David cries out to god for help. He says "I cry aloud to the Lord, …before him I tell my trouble." We usually blame our Lord for all of the problems in our life. We often ask him "Why Lord have you let this happen to me?" or "What have I done to deserve this?" When really what we should be doing is asking for his mercy and asking him to help us through any times of trouble.
He also cries out saying, "O Lord, you are my refuge..." In this he points out that God is not our excuse for problems but our shield from evil and our stone on which we build our faith. David turns to the lord to clear his path from the snares that men have set before him. This is what we need to do when we are in times of trouble. Ask the Lord to clear our paths or to free us from any snares that we have already been entangled in.
He finishes with saying "Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me." This greatly sums up how if we praise him with all of our heart, we will have great reward, being his eternal love.
Prayer
Lord, help me when I need help. I turn to you because of your great love for us all. Amen.