"From the Lord.  Part 3"
Daniel Valles

READ Psalm 109

Now did David rub it in their faces that he was daily praying against them? No.  They probably already knew he was a man of prayer.  In verse twenty-seven David makes a statement that is hard for a fleshly, carnal Christian to make.  When he finished his petitions to God, he stated that the end goal of these petitions was that "they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it."  David was not interested in getting the praise for dealing 'a swift hand of justice.'  David acknowledged that he was nothing special.  In verse twenty-two, David plainly spells out that he is poor and needy.  Many times we will come across situations that are larger than us.  David was attacked, slandered, and criticized so much that he lamented that his heart was wounded.  It hurts deeply when people lie and slander you.  In verse 24, David even states that it was affecting his health.  He was fasting and praying so much that his knees were weak.

For most of us today, we are not familiar with that type of prayer.  To plead with God with such a seriousness that we will skip meals, and that our body will ache from kneeling in prayer is not common in our luxurious America.  To pray for fifteen minutes seems lengthy, let alone skipping a meal.  Why do we not see more answer to prayer?  Why do the wicked continue and flourish?   Too many Christians try to take care of their conflicts in their own strength, relishing in the vengeance.  When we try to take care of these attacks ourselves, we end up harming our testimony, burning out, and making ourselves the center of attention.  We never realize that we burn away more time and energy in a fruitless effort when we could have just spent that time on our knees petitioning our Father.

Our LORD is willing to save and deliver.  Verse 30-31 says, "I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.  For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul."

He will receive our petitions, He is worthy of praise, and He should receive all the glory.