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In Psalm 55
we can continue the thinking we started in the last psalm. Again we have a psalm of David when he is
calling out to the Lord for help. There
is one difference in today’s psalm than from yesterday. Today, David is oppressed by someone
close. David has found an enemy in
someone that he thought was a friend.
David’s
response, however, is still the same.
David calls out to God for help.
David knows that the source of salvation is not something within himself
but something found within God first.
David understands that while oppression may come from the humans, even
friends, around him but salvation only comes from God.
What’s neat
about this psalm, though, is that we see that this is not nearly as easy as it
sounds. David’s heart is in
anguish. He wants to run – or in this
case, fly – away. He needs to fight the human
instinct within. David is restless
inside. Waiting for God and His
salvation can sometimes require patience.
Patience is often in short supply when we feel like we are oppressed.
As discussed
yesterday, worshipping God must be more than lip-service. If we trust God, then we must place our trust
in Him, too. We cannot lash out and
react, solving our human problems in our own human way. But this is easier said than done. Waiting upon the Lord means we must learn
patience. We must learn how to
listen. We must resist temptation within
to follow our human solutions. Being the
Lord’s disciple means all of this so that we can truly follow Him even in our
troubles.
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