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Day 343

Psalm 40:11a "Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord..."

Day 343 – Psalm 40

“Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord…” Psalm 40:11a

BACK TO DAVID’S OWN TIME

The prophetic revelation was over. God had given a brief glimpse of the Messiah He would send in due time to Israel and indeed, to the world. Once again David wrote about the personal plight he was in. If anyone needed the mercies of God, he did!

“Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O LORD,
Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.”
Psalm 40:11

1. Prophetic declaration

a) It revealed what the Messiah would do.
b) It revealed much about the Person of God the Messiah would proclaim.

2. Present reality

a) David knew that the prophetic message was not just for the future generations.
b) God’s truth transcended time and it was applicable to him in his time as well.

3. Pleading the knowledge of God’s attributes

a) His tender mercies
b) His lovingkindness
c) His truth

4. Prayer

a) In deep knowledge of the Person of God
b) In deep trust of God

A PRAYER FOR PRESERVATON

Life is never easy. It is always complex. There were many twists and turns in life. One major prayer item must be offered up, time and again – that God in His tender mercies would preserve life.

All God needs to do would be to withhold His tender mercies and life is ended. David humbly sought the Lord’s tender mercies in deep humility to preserve his life. He sets for us an excellent example of how to pray with knowledge of God.