Thursday... Please, please hurry!

Don't know what David had going on in his life but he needed help right now.

In Psalm 70:1 (NLT) he says, "Come quickly, Lord, and help me." and then in verse 5 he says, " please hurry to my aid, O God." Whatever it was, he needed help right now and that is usually the way we are. He at least said, please. We don't even do that.

How do you respond when your kids say something like this, can we eat now, can you please hurry? They always have a good reason for being in a hurry, at least to them but what about us with them.

Now it doesn't seem like God came back at him and rebuked him. He seemed to be patient with him. But that's not always true of us with our kids, with our spouse, and with others, is it? The things we says when someone is pushing us, trying to get us to hurry. It's not always a pretty picture.

I like what David said in verses 4 & 5, he said, "But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation shout, 'God is great!' But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, Oh God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay." And there comes David's desperation again, "O Lord, do not delay."

Now we may be impatient with our kids, with our spouse, with our friends but God isn't with us. He even answers us because of our desperation but He also calms us because His clocks keep perfect time. And He is never in a hurry because He knows what is best.

Verse 1 in The MESSAGE even makes David a little more emphatic. It says, "God! Please hurry to my rescue! Come quickly to my side!" God listens to that kind of prayer and works all things out for what is best! You can trust Him! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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