Scripture of the Day

Today's Devotional

David was relentlessly pursued by his enemies but was confident that God always hears the prayers of His servants and is always ready and willing to answer their petition. To know that the ear of the Lord is open to the cries of His people, should quicken the heart of every child of God and stimulate us to pray in spirit and in truth. No wonder we hear this 'king-in-waiting' call out: "Let me dwell in Your tent forever and let me take refuge in the shelter of Your protective wings."

In times of weakness and weariness, he ran for comfort into the loving arms of his faithful Shepherd and in times of spiritual thirst he cried: "Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I," for David had proved God’s faithfulness towards His people and that His everlasting mercy is new every morning.

David was a man of faith who knew that the Lord heard his vows and pleading cries. He had been credited with God's righteousness from his youth, when he shepherded his father's sheep on the hillsides of Bethlehem and sang praises to God on his ten-stringed harp. David was part of 'the Israel of God' - the little remnant who trusted in the Lord and knew that he had been given a heritage, along with all who fear His Name.

We have legitimate access to the throne of grace through Christ so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. We have the confident assurance that when we pray into the will of the Father, in the name of Yeshua, and the power of the Spirit, our prayers will be heard and answered. And we have the seal of the Holy Spirit in our lives as a pledge and guarantee of the promised inheritance that is the right of all who fear His Name.