Hobart Herd Devotional – Psalms 64
Do you ever get tired of people complaining? Do you get tired of the whine in the voice of your children when they don’t get what they want? Can you imagine being God as He listens to our complaining and whining? As I read verse one, I see the complaint of David change from a whine to a prayer to God against the threats, plots, and scheming of his enemies; it changes to a request that he not be overwhelmed by his enemies conspiracies. God listens to our complaints but longs to hear our whines turn to requests of trust and faith in His power to handle our concerns. One of my favorite worship choruses is “He Is Able”. “He is able more than able, to accomplish what concerns me today. He is able, more than able, to handle anything that comes my way. He is able, more than able, to do much more than I could ever dream. He is able, more than able, to make me what He wants me to be.”
We get so caught up in what the enemy is doing to us that we never change the whine to a win by trusting in God’s ability to handle the people, problem and situation.
The enemy wants you to believe verse 6: “They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the mind and heart of man are cunning.”(NIV) We soon continue to whine and complain that there is nothing to be done, we are doomed to defeat. But God promises to turn their tongues against them and ruin them and causing them to be scorned.(vs. 8) Psalms 64:9 All mankind will fear; they will proclaim the works of God and ponder what he has done.(NIV) This is the victory that the Lord will bring in answering our requests. Then we can respond with rejoicing and take refuge in Him with an righteous heart of worship and praise.(vs. 10)
Father, thank You for not giving up on me and my whining ways. Your faithfulness to hear and bring my heart to a trusting request for Your help and protection is much more than I deserve. I should know Your power to turn the plots of the enemy back against them, and the words they use to scorning and shame. Help me to turn from terrible whining to trusting winning as I make my requests to You. In Jesus Name, Amen! Pastor Rob