Psalms 3-4
When you look back on the stories of King David you can see how he was known for his courage, military strategy and leadership. I mean, he did take down a giant in Goliath. He was a shepherd who became the King of Israel and led them through “The Golden Age” of prosperity. Like any man, though, he had his flaws, but was one of the best at asking God for forgiveness and seeking His guidance throughout all of his life.
I personally could read Psalm 3 over and over again. In Psalm 3:2 he says, ‘Men are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”’ This makes me think of when people say, “Stop worrying about what other people think about you.” It is something I say way to often to my immediate family and friends. And so often I catch myself ‘worrying about what someone else says about me’ when I should be asking God to bestow glory on me and simply lift up my head like David did.
Then in Psalm 4, David references how those against him see the glory in his life and shame him for it. They all seek false gods and ask who will show them any good. But instead of David shaming them, he prays for them. He prays to the Lord that they will all seek out righteousness in Him and make the right sacrifices to Him. If only I could be as conscious of this as much as David was.
The two Psalms are reminders to us. When we get caught up in the day to day and we hear others comment about personal, professional, and spiritual lives in a negative way for no good reason……our first reaction is not reciprocating in the same manner back. It gives us a reason right then and there to give thanks to God. It is a reminder that ALL of our good comes from Him, and we reciprocate by asking God to love and watch over our neighbors so that one day they start doing the same.