"To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God."
{Psalm 25:1,2} (NIV)
We used to sing this prayer of David in the youth group I attended at Parkdale. It is a wonderful acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and although we have it in English, it is beautiful enough to sing. It contains of course direct requests for God to act on David’s behalf (prayers), and they are reflective portions as David declares the beauty and character of God (which is the gospel). But the psalm starts with actions that people of faith take. Things that Christians do like, lift our soul up to our LORD and tell Him that we trust in Him. What a beautiful way to start our day off.
Then we place our hope in Him, not just when we pray our morning prayer, but all the day long (vs 5). It is a truth that we look at whoever we hope in, and so if our hope is truly in Him, we will keep our eyes ever on the LORD (vs 15). David knew better than any of us the importance of a refuge in a time of battle. He would run to a safe place and there find safety (vs 20), and live to fight another day.
A Christian’s refuge is in the Person of Christ. We take refuge in Him by obeying His Words. Only when we obey do we stand on the Rock (Mt 7:24). Only when we obey are we gathered under His wings (Ps 91:4; Mt 23:37).
Oh friend, may we take lift our soul to our God this day. May we hope in Him, fixing our eyes on Him and obeying His Words, knowing that He and He alone is our refuge.
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