“1 O Lord, in Your strength the king will be glad, And in Your salvation how greatly he will rejoice! 2 You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah.” (Psalm 21:1-2 NASB).
In a previous thought I asked you where you found strength. David, found his strength in the Lord. “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7 NIV). Now, in this passage David continues that thought. He begins this Psalm on a note of praise for God’s actions on his behalf. This man, one of Israel’s greatest kings, realizes in these simple words that there is no such thing as a self-made man.
Along with this praise comes a hint of the secret of David’s great success–David was a man of prayer. Did you catch that in verse 2? “You have given him his heart’s desire, And You have not withheld the request of his lips.” The victories which David mentions in this marvelous Psalm are victories won first on his knees and then on the battlefields of life!
Make it your aim to face every situation with prayer. Start each day making your requests to God and see what new victories might come your way.
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