Meditation
TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY SOUL
Text: Psalm 25
30 October 2016
LESSONS ON PRAYER
We conclude our Pulpit Messages on the subject of Prayer today. Let us do our part in practising what we have learned about prayer.
VITAL PRAYERS
Psalm 25 offers significant insights as to how we should be praying to the Lord.
- Lifting up our souls to the Lord
“To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul” Psalm 25:1
a) This is what prayer really is
b) We seek the Lord with our soul
c) We lift up not just our eyes to the Lord but our very soul
- Trust in the LORD
“O my God, I trust in You” Psalm 25:2
a) There must be a relationship of trust in the Lord
b) Let us seek to cultivate our trust in God
- Important requests
a) To ask the Lord to show us His ways
“Show me Your ways, O LORD” Psalm 25:4a
b) To ask the LORD to teach us
“Teach me your paths” Psalm 25:4b
c) To ask the Lord to lead us
“Lead me in Your truth” Psalm 25:5a
d) To ask the Lord to remember His tender mercies
“Remember, O LORD, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses, for they are of old.” Psalm 25:6
e) To ask the Lord for pardon
“For Your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great” Psalm 25:11
f) To ask the Lord to keep our souls
“Keep my soul, and deliver me” Psalm 25:20a
EXERCISING OUR FAITH IN THE LORD
Let us remember what we have learned about the LORD. These precious truths must ever be in our heart and mind.
- Good and upright is the LORD Psalm 25:8
- God will indeed do the following: –
a) He will teach sinners in the way Psalm 25:8
b) He will guide/teach the humble Psalm 25:9
c) He will show them His covenant Psalm 25:14
Let us ever seek the Lord our God in humble prayer efforts. Let us exercise our faith that He will loom upon us with tender mercies and with lovingkindness.