10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
BUT THE LORD’S UNFAILING LOVE
SURROUNDS THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN HIM. Psalm 32
THE BLOCKAGE IS NEVER ON GOD’S SIDE, BUT DAVID OFTEN HAD TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS UNTIL HE COULD SENSE GOD’S PRESENCE WITH HIM AGAIN.
Psalm 32 begins with David being THANKFUL for God’s goodness to forgive our sins and the blessings that flow from it.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
5 For the Lord is good and his love endures for ever;
his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100
It’s easy to believe that words like these are just spiritual platitudes, but remember David had hundreds of people depending on him, including his own wives. David’s Faith was earthed in the real world. If it hadn’t worked for him he would soon have exited the scene of time and lost those he loved. Our unseen God is real and fully able to deliver us in every situation of our lives.
6 Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
WHILE YOU MAY BE FOUND (There are times to seek God! DON’T ASSUME we can come to Him anytime it suits us);
surely the rising of the mighty waters
will not reach them.
7 You are my hiding-place;
you will protect me from trouble
AND SURROUND ME WITH SONGS OF DELIVERANCE (David began to sense God’s presence in thanksgiving and prayer) Psalm 32
Once David engaged with the Lord His Faith rose up and he no longer felt he was battling alone. The enemy will always try and keep us LOCKED IN OUR CIRCUMSTANCES, he knows that if he can stop us from seeing from Heaven’s perspective he will win. David was forced to turn to God again and again, but once he did in a genuine way, his whole outlook changed.
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.
9 Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which have no understanding
but must be controlled by bit and bridle
or they will not come to you.
GOD ONLY INSTRUCTS THE WILLING! Those who resist, or are indifferent to God, will never know His Guidance. I have listened recently to two talks on the Fear of the Lord, both suggested that it was lacking and much needed in the present day Church. David needed God because he fought in real battles and we may be about to enter such times in our own day.
10 Many are the woes of the wicked,
BUT THE LORD’S UNFAILING LOVE
SURROUNDS THE ONE WHO TRUSTS IN HIM. Psalm 32
May God bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.