Proclamation:
“Love The Lord, all His faithful
people! The Lord preserves those who are
true to Him, but the proud He pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in
The Lord.” Psalm 31:23-24 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God by King David. This psalm is essentially a long prayer. As he prays he moves from his problems to
praise, from anguish to assurance, and from reproach to relief. He demonstrates his trust in The Lord by
turning over his life to Him (Psalm 31:5) using the same words which Jesus, The
Christ, would utter from the cross at Calvary.
He asks The Lord to smile on him and to let His grace shine upon him in
the midst of his troubles. (Psalm 31:16)
David ends this psalm by encouraging the people of God to demonstrate
their love and obedience to The Lord, and he tells them to keep the faith.
Application:
Whatever our situation in life, we want
The Lord God to look down upon us, to smile upon us, and to bless us. (Psalm
31:16) As we go through the troubles, trials
and tribulations of this life, we need to keep our trust in The Lord. We ought to pray frequently, and pray about
everything. (Matthew 21:22) Some of the things
that we want we do not have because we have not asked for them. “Ye have not, because ye ask not.” (James
4:2) We need to remember that even in
the midst of our storms our purpose is to give God glory. No one should have to tell us to pray and praise
The Lord.
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