Gold Promises Power in His Name

Psalms 54:1-2 Save me, O God, by your name; vindicate me by your might. 2 Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
 
THIS is another psalm expressing David’s fears as King Saul pursued him. What a great struggle this was for David! The burden was far too heavy for David to bear on his own. He needed to know the LORD God was with him. That’s why he often petitioned God to hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
   The Jews had different names for God based on the aspect of his character. In these two verses David prayed to Elohim, which means “God’s power”. Another way to say this is, “Save me God by the power of your character.” David appealed for the omnipotent Elohim to release him from Saul’s pursuit. How remarkable it is to access God’s power with our prayers.
   In verses 3-7, David petitioned other traits of God’s character. He appealed to God’s faithfulness. V 5 Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them. God is faithful to conquer our enemies. David also prayed to the LORD’s good name v 6  praise your name, O LORD, for it is good. This is Jehovah – Yahweh – the name that defines God as self-existent. In his goodness, he causes all things to exist. God is good to speak his promises to Isarel. God is good to deliver us into safety.  v 7 For he has delivered me from all my troubles.
   The faith in David’s prayer is knowing that when we speak to God, God only needs to speak to accomplish his will. Here are some examples:
   God speaks life: John 11:43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”  44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, “Take off the grave clothes and let him go.”  
   God speaks provision for his people: Exodus 6:7 “I will take you as my own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you to the land I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.’”
   God speaks goodness: Mark 1:14 Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
   God speaks love: John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
   God speaks absolute authority: Revelation 21:6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life. 7 He who overcomes will inherit all this, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”
   God speaks salvation: John 6:40 “For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
           When you pray, remember who speaks his will for you. In faith, receive his life, provision, goodness, love, authority and salvation. Receive the LORD God. Be secure in him.