Psalm 86:11 Four Desires of King David

Greetings,

It is almost two o'clock here in sunny Southern California. For those of you who are living is the colder regions of the USA or around the world, my prayers go out to you. 

"Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. This verse is Psalm 86:11.

Verses 11 has four desires. First,"Teach me your way, LORD." Second,"That I rely on your faithfulness." Third, "Give me an undivided heart." Finally, "That I may fear your name." As we read each desire, we are able to gain insight into David's heart. David desires to be taught the LORD's way. How are we taught by the LORD? Through the Bible. 

Next, David desires to be able to rely on the LORD's faithfulness. I am not a child. I must rely on my LORD's faithfulness to accomplish what HE asks of me. I believe David is desiring the same faithfulness to complete his call from the LORD.

What does "an undivided heart" do? What this reminds me of is that I cannot love this world and love the LORD! We all must chose because we are not able to be worldly and godly at the same time!

"That I may fear your name." The word fear has different connotations attached to it. One connotation is reverence. Some synonyms for reverence are great respect, acclaim, or admiration.   
The opposite meaning for fear is to be afraid or danger or excessive worry. In this case, David is desiring to reverence the name of his LORD! 

Let us desire what King David desires from this day forward!

I am HIS,
David Walter Wiseman

LET US DESIRE THIS!

Psalm 86:8-10. Praise God!

A good afternoon to you!

As we continue through Psalm 86 today and tomorrow, I do want to write about the upcoming events in our christian faith; Good Friday and Easter. Thank you for reading my blogs! I hope and pray that what I share with you is blessing you.

Psalm 86: 8-10, David writes, "Among the gods there is none like you, Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God." In these three verses, David is praising God!

In the last blog, we noticed how David cries out to God. David exhibited praise to God too. However, in these three verses, it is all about David praising his Lord! I want to know more about David and what he is experiencing in his life when he is writing to God. I am astonished how David's psalms touch my heart and spirit so deeply!

What I am learning and experiencing from the psalms of David is that when I have an intimate relationship with the Trinity, (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), I am free to cry out to them and free to praise them! I encourage you to follow David's example of his connection with the Trinity! Feel free to cry out and praise them and you will find your intimacy with the Trinity grow much deeper than any earthly relationship!  The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are able to handle all your cries and they love to hear you praise them! 

I am HIS,

David Walter Wiseman

SING PRAISE TO GOD!