The Heart's Cry: Psalm 72

Psalm 72

I wonder if those in power throughout the world today have ever prayed a prayer like this one? A prayer that at first seems like it is just a selfish king wanting things to go his way, but is truly so much more than that...

Here is a prayer where the king asks to judge with righteousness

Here is a prayer where the king asks for plenty for his people

Here is a prayer where the king promises to deliver the needy

Here is a prayer where the king promises to be help to those who have none

Here is a prayer where the king promises to have pity on those who are suffering

Here is a prayer where the king promises to stop violence and oppression

Here is a prayer where the king promises to care for those who are hurting

Here is a prayer where the king asks for his people to grow and prosper

Here is a prayer where the king asks for all these things so that the nations of the world would be blessed because of him

Here is a king who understands that he is not king for himself or so that his name may be made great or that his brand can grow but that he is king for the people and cares about each one, from the richest to the poorest, from those who speak loudly to those who have no voice, to those with mansions and those who sleep on the street, to those who are happy healthy and wise and those who are depressed sick and uneducated. Here is a king who understands that we are blessed so that we can be a blessing to others. Here is a king who asks for things for himself to help others.

I hope that the leaders of the world might be this wise. I hope that we all might be this wise, understanding that what we have been given is not merely for ourselves but that we have been blessed like Abraham was blessed, to be a blessing to the whole world.

+ How have you been a blessing to others this past week? How have you held onto your blessing this past week?

+ Will you commit to pray for your leaders that they may gain such wisdom?