As I read through Psalms 5 and 6 this morning, it struck me like never before how David doesn't just throw up prayers to God hoping that something might be heard and God might do something in response. No! David prays with conviction, assurance, and expectation that God will work in and through his life.
He says in 5:3, "O, Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch." In 6:9, he says, "The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer. All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment."
Where does this assurance come from? From David's understanding of God's consistent and steadfast love through his life. From David's understanding that he, and we, can only enter God's house through grace - or as David puts it, "through the abundance of [His] steadfast love" - and that God wants us to do so every moment of every day. David sings it well in 5:11-12, "But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, an spread protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you. For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield."
My prayer is for this confidence, assurance, and expectation that God has worked, is working, and will work in my life through my prayers. And that I will pray without ceasing, knowing that only God can lead me into righteousness and make my path straight before me. (v. 5:8) I pray that same prayer for each of you reading this.
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