Theme For David Jeremiah Devotional February 16 2021 – Tell God Everything
I cry out to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord I make my supplication.
Psalm 142:1
Recommended Reading: Philippians 4:6-7
When reading the New Testament, we sometimes wonder: “Was the apostle Paul thinking of such-and-such Old Testament event when he wrote those words?” That could be the case when we see an example (Old Testament) and exhortation (New Testament) to pour out our concerns to God.
When David was anointed king, King Saul tried to kill David to block his ascension to the throne. On one occasion, David hid in “the cave of Adullam” (1 Samuel 22:1) to escape the murderous Saul. In Psalm 142, we have a record of David’s prayer to God while he was hiding from Saul. And what a prayer! Surely it is an example of what Paul wrote about in Philippians 4:6-7—don’t be anxious, but through prayers and supplications let your concerns be made known to God. And just as David was guarded in a “stronghold” while he prayed (1 Samuel 22:4), so the believer is guarded by the peace of God as we commit our concerns to Him (Philippians 4:7).
Don’t be afraid to tell God your deepest needs and concerns. By example and exhortation, the Bible encourages that very thing.
Anxiety and prayer are more opposed to each other than fire and water.
J. A. Bengel
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