Good morning. For a moment look at Psalm 70:verse 4. You do not have to wait until your old, if that be Gods plan fo you, to seek him. Or to love His salvation. But going back to the story of the old man in Psalm 71. Look if you will, to verse 1 thru 3. David the Psalmist, in verse 1 praises God for the Trust he can putin the Lord. David knows God is his Fortress, his deliverer his Rock. In verse 2, David ask for God to deliver him and called him to escape. He asked God to inclined his ear to him and save him. In verse 3, David explains that he continually has this prayer and this request. Today in our lives we should be praying to the Lord continually never ceasing. We can do this of course in sincere fervent prayer in the privacy of our homes. But to do it continually means as you're driving down the road as you're walking as you're working. Yesterday I experienced personally a strong answer to a prayer for my job, for the work I had to perform, I needed strength and believe me out of the abundance of Gods mercy, He gave it to me. It felt awesome. So I must do this everyday. Oh how joyful it is when you know God has delivered you. If God can do this for me, then what do I have to fear, concerning anything else in my life. Look at verse 4 of Psalm 71. David said deliver me oh my God, out of the hands of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. He can and will do the same for me. You see, the fact that God answers prayer is enough for me. Verse 5 the psalmist says For You Are My Hope Oh Lord God. You are my trust from my youth. Here is a comment from the psalmist acknowledging how long has is trusted in the Lord. Verse 6 David Praises God because God has upheld him from his birth. He Praises God because God is the one that allowed him to be taken from his mother's womb. That should sound familiar to us all. And the last comment of that verse 6, David says as we should, that he will praise God continually. Now once again this is concerning believers of course. This not only is for the psalmist, but we are mortal, and old age and death are sure to come. You cannot and should not ignore this fact. Do not ignore the creator of every living thing. Do not ignore that God came in the flesh, in his son Jesus Christ. Jesus firmly said that he and his father are one, and that he only repeat what his father has said. Jesus also said and he was the only way to the father. Jesus said that he is the way the truth and the life. So when you pray, you must be praying in the name of Jesus. So thank you for reading and I will continue hopefully later in the rest of Psalm 71. At least verse 9. God be with you. Amen. A small footnote. When i know the Lord hears me, i leap for joy.
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