Psalm 3 - Morning Prayer of Trust in God

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Show by Michael Metcalf

Send us Fan MailPsalm, Chapter 3Morning Prayer of Trust in God.A Psalm of David, when [a]he fled from his son Absalom. Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me. 2 Many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah - King David was the anointed King chosen by God to rule over Israel- He was sheppard (a picture of Jesus)- He left the flock of sheep to go after the one stolen by the bear and the lion- He risked his life to save the sheep- He has incredible faith and power- Because God taught him live by faith he could go after the bear or lion and retrieve his sheep literally out their mouth- Eventually he defeated Goliath and later became King of Israel- David means “beloved”- Absalom means “my father is peace”- Having all this victory and faith God makes him a great godly leader (at least we think so)- But David did something terribleo He slept with Bathsheba (a married woman) – committed adulteryo He then had Uriah killed at the front lines of war (Bathsheba’s husband) – committed murder (indirectly)- Now he sayso Lord, how my enemies have increased!o Many are rising up against meo Many are saying of my soul, There is no salvation for him in God. Selaho In other words because of David’s sin, many people are saying that David has no hope in God anymore § Not because David doesn’t trust God§ But because David sinned against God (knowingly)o He ends with the word “Selah” which means “think about it”; “contemplate”Intro to Outbless.com Outbless.com outro encourage others

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