Tang Wei Ping
Prayer Warrior
Psalm 43:2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?… Commentary on this verse: The way to forget our miseries, is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if one trouble follow hard after another, if all seem to combine for our ruin, let us remember they are all appointed and overruled by the Lord. David regards the Divine favour as the fountain of all the good he looked for. In the Saviour's name let us hope and pray. One word from him will calm every storm, and turn midnight darkness into the light of noon, the bitterest complaints into joyful praises. Our believing expectation of mercy must quicken our prayers for it. At length, is faith came off conqueror, by encouraging him to trust in the name of the Lord, and to stay himself upon his God. He adds, And my God; this thought enabled him to triumph over all his griefs and fears. Let us never think that the God of our life, and the Rock of our salvation, has forgotten us, if we have made his mercy, truth, and power, our refuge. Thus the psalmist strove against his despondency: at last his faith and hope obtained the victory. Let us learn to check all unbelieving doubts and fears. Apply the promise first to ourselves, and then plead it to God... Our prayer: Prayer for Psalm 43:4 ► “Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the lyre, God, my God.” Praying through Psalm 43:4 Heavenly Father, thank You for the words of wisdom from the psalmist who fled to You in times of trouble and found in You his exceeding joy. Thank You that You are the joy of our salvation and the strength of our heart. Ignite in our heart a faith that holds fast to our hope in You, and we pray that the trials that we are facing today would be food upon which our trust in You will feed. May we never forget that Your grace is sufficient and made perfect in our weakness. Help us to fan into flame our faith in You, even when oppressed and discouraged. Thank You, in Jesus' name, AMEN.