Thought For The Week 30

  • Thought For The Week 30

    Psa 3:1 [[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.]] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many [are] they that rise up against me.
    Psa 3:2 Many [there be] which say of my soul, [There is] no help for him in God. Selah.
    Psa 3:3 But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
    Psa 3:4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
    Psa 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
    Psa 3:6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set [themselves] against me round about.
    Psa 3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
    Psa 3:8 Salvation [belongeth] unto the LORD: thy blessing [is] upon thy people. Selah.

    The first thing I heard as I read this was a praise song from verse 3:

    “Thou oh Lord, are a shield about me,
    You’re my glory, You’re the lifter of my head.
    Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
    You’re the lifter of my head.”


    But then, I saw this in a different way. You see, prior to this, I was trying to go through the last part of Matt 3, starting at verse 11, but nothing was clicking, despite the fact that there were some words of interest there. I just wasn’t getting anything specific from the Lord looking at that section. So I opted to move on. I bypassed Genesis, and opted to go to psalms, because I can’t focus on that section of Genesis right now, as it is already a main focus for the book I’m working on.

    But this psalm was working for me because I saw some things here. First of all it spoke to my heart concerning a friend I care for a lot. He just told me that he was laid off his job, and I know that he’s worried about what he’s going to do.

    So let me rewrite this the way I saw it, not just in light of his circumstance, but my own as well, and maybe many others that might be dealing with some difficult adjustments as a result of the economy.

    LORD, how the bill collectors trouble me! There are many that rise up against me.
    Many there be which say of my unemployed state, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
    But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.
    I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
    I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
    I will not be afraid of ten thousands of bills that have set themselves against me round about.
    Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all my fears about my finances;
    thou hast broken the spirit of insecurity and worry, which is ungodly.
    Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.


    May God bless you all as you adapt to change.