- Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Psalm 69:1-3 – When you pause to take in the imagery David is giving us in these verses, it’s a dark place he was in. Imagine slowly sinking in a mud pit with no place to hold yourself up. The waters level is at your neck, rising, and begin to splash even over your head. You’re crying out with everything you have, but you cried for so long your throat is dry, your body has nothing left, and no one has come to help. For most this would be a place where we’d just have to accept the reality of death that is about to come our way, yet David in this space turns to the Lord. The awesome God he spoke about in the previous psalm David now cried out to while in this dark place. While likely David wasn’t actually in such a place as described in these verses, he certainly had his share of dark places life ushered him into. What did David do in such dark places that we too can do in our dark places? Cry out to the awesome God that we serve. Truly you may be at the spot mentally and emotionally that David was at, at a spot where you’ve settled that death is your next step. Please know, even at that low spot, our God can save and heal. You may have sunk below the surface of the water and all you see is darkness, but even there our God can rescue and put your feet back on solid ground. While you’ve cried out for so long, cry out again but this time to the Lord. In Him you will find all you are looking for. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3482
- I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox or a bull with horns and hoofs. Psalms 69:30-31 – God wants your praise more than your stuff. An offering to God that doesn’t have the worshipful heart behind it doesn’t mean much to God. God speaks of wanting a cheerful giver. God says the sacrifices of God are a broken and contrite heart. What then is your heart behind what you give to God? A penny with a worshipful heart is more pleasing to God than a million dollars with a inwardly focused heart. So don’t be caught up on what and how much you give, be caught on what your heart looks like when you give. If you want God to be blessed by your offering, come with the right heart. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1132
- For the Lord hears the needy and does not despise his own people who are prisoners. Psalm 69:33 – Our Heavenly Father hears and our Heavenly Father comes through for His people. This is a promise we see replayed throughout scripture, God rescuing His followers from their distress. Yet today, I’m preaching on a passage where God’s people cry out to Him and He says no. He doesn’t come and save them. What we’re going to see today is that the deep sin in our story can cloud clear communication with God and can even cause God’s response to be a no to our cry. Yes, He comes through for His people, but when we’re following our sin are we truly still faithfully pursuing God? It’s impossible to follow both so God will allow us the choice of who we want to follow, and as a result, who will be the one to save us in our time of need. If we follow God, He’ll be our shelter. If we choose sin over God, God will sometimes allow us in our times of need to see how much sin truly can offer us. This is not God giving up on us, it’s God giving us a chance to see we need Him in our story, not sin. What sin then have you been holding onto and finding shelter in? Lay it at the feet of Jesus so you can freely experience God’s rescue in your time of need. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2029
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