Last week at our Wednesday night program for Pulse Student Ministries we started a new series. It’s called “Reach” and it is all about the Psalms and how they are really honest communication between God and King David and several other Kings as well. The Psalm we covered last week has still been on my heart since last Wednesday. For the purpose of this post I would like to focus on Psalms 86:6-7
“Listen closely to my prayer, Lord;
pay close attention to the sound of my requests for mercy.
Whenever I am in trouble, I cry out to you,
because you will answer me.” (Psalms 86:6-7 CEB)
At first glance this last Wednesday night I was struck by King David’s confidence in verse seven that God would answer him when he cries out, but even more so with the somewhat arrogance to say:
“God pay attention closely.”
I have always admired how honest David is with God. Though he made many mistakes, but he constantly bows down to God and pleads for help. I have to ask myself how honest I am with God in my prayers.
Which is kind of a ridiculous thing, why wouldn’t we be honest with God? I mean he already knows everything why wouldn’t we share everything with Him?
However, we really don’t do we?
There is a part of the human condition that motivates us to resist being open to God, or anything or anybody for that matter. We are selfish and stubborn after all, or at least I am. I know that I am so stubborn that I will mess up tons of time before I totally realize that my approach may not be the best in the world.
When we truly embrace the love and grace of God and let him in we truly embrace the best approach ever.
We are made to desire to be in community, to have relationships with others, but its more than that. We have this desire to have a relationship with God because we are made in His Image and He desires to be in relationship with us because of His great love and grace.
So, are we being completely honest with God?
If not, why?
Lord God help us to know you anew. Help to fall in love with you a fresh and embrace the goodness of grace.
Amen.