Tell God Everything!
"I cry out to the Lord with my voice;
with my voice to the Lord I make
my supplication."
Psalm 142: 1
When reading the New Testament, we'll wonder:
“Was the apostle Paul thinking of such-and-such
Old Testament event when he wrote those
words?”
When David was anointed king, King Saul tried
to kill him to block his ascension to the throne.
One occasion, David hid in “the cave of Adullam”
(1 Samuel 22:1) to escape the murderous Saul.
In Psalm 142, David was praying to God while
hiding from Saul. That prayer Is an example of
what Paul wrote about in Philippians 4: 6-7
to
not be anxious, but through prayers and
supplications let your concerns be made
known to God.
Just as David was guarded in a “stronghold”
while he prayed (1 Samuel 22:4), so you
are
guarded by the peace of God as we commit
our concerns to Him (Philippians 4:7).
Don’t be afraid to tell God your deepest
needs and concerns. By example and
exhortation, the Bible encourages that
very thing.
"Anxiety and prayer
are
more opposed to each
other than fire and water."
J. A. Bengel
