Psalm 71

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given commandment to save me, For You are my rock and my fortress. Psalm 71:3

By You I have been sustained from my birth; You are He who took me from my mother's womb; My praise is continually of You. Psalm 71:6

But as for me, I will hope continually, And will praise You yet more and more. Psalm 71:14

I have always enjoyed Psalm 71 because of the word "continually". The writer mentions it 3 different times. Some versions say continually and some say "always go to." If there is a one word desire I have for wvBc, it is for us to be "continually" believers, especially in the 3 areas the writer mentions. First, for us to understand that we can go to the Lord whenever. It doesn't matter the situation, whether we are faced with a stressful circumstance, a difficult decision, a dilemma of any kind, our Father wants us to come to Him. It doesn't matter how many times. Our Father never gets tired of hearing from us. We are told in verse 3 that "we may continually come" or we may pray about something to the Lord countless times.

Secondly is that we never lack in praise of our Lord. Yes, it's easy to go to worship service on Sunday and praise God, but what about the other 6 days of the week? Verse 6 says "my praise is continually of You." I don't know about you, but if there was a constant attitude of praise to the Lord in my heart, it could change everything.

Thirdly, when I read verse 14, the question is where do I really put my hope? Does my security come from things, from my job, from people? Verse 14 says "…I will hope continually…" Our only true hope is in the Lord.

I believe if we become a people who are "continually" we will become like the Psalmist who says: "My mouth shall tell" (vs 15), "I will make mention" (vs 16), "I still declare" (vs 17), "my lips will shout for joy" (vs 23), "my tongue also will utter Your righteousness" (vs 24). What it means to me is a "continually" person cannot help but to tell others about Jesus.

O Father, please help me to be a person that lives "continually".

Dedicated to Prayer
Dave
Heb 4:16