The Heart's Cry: Psalm 57

Psalm 57

It does my heart good to come across Psalms such as this one, Psalms that are written when David is in trouble but still in a good headspace. As you have no doubt noticed, if you have been following this blog and are literate, I wrestle with a David who is as bloodthirsty as he is worshipful. If I'm honest one of the reasons I wrestle with it is that I myself have a gargantuan temper that I fight with to keep under control at times. If you have never thought about it we often find ourselves at odds with people who are most like us, and while I am unwilling to say that I am a man after God's own heart, though I do long to be, I find that I too often see myself in David's words and actions. I try to tell myself that I am better than David because I attempt to keep my demons at bay, but that is highly judgmental of David, how do I know that he didn't fight that same fight against himself.

Now that I have shared that particular confession let me get to a more general devotional thought...

My heart is steadfast, O God,
my heart is steadfast.
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn.

How powerful is your worship? Is it a worship that can potentially wake the dawn? Or is it more like mine? A worship that borders on causing yourself and others to fall asleep? Sure there are times when my worship is more awakeful [not a word, but you know what I mean] but that is too often due to how I feel about the lyrics of the song I'm singing than it is due to the God I'm praising. I try to do better when I am leading others in worship, but sometimes my throat gets dry or I have a headache and I let my personal circumstances trump my worshipful stance.

I guess that today is as much about my struggles as it is about the Psalm, but isn't that part of the point of the Psalms? We can find ourselves reflected in the words and thoughts of others, sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a less than way.

+ Do you have a worship that is awake or asleep?

+ How can you become a worshipper that trumps their personal circumstances?