What was your first thought as you awoke this morning? Mine was "what time is it and how much longer can I sleep?" For the author of Psalm 5, the day begins with prayer. We are to lay every request before God and then wait. Prayer is not just talking to God, but also (and mostly) listening.
This psalm is tough for Christians to read. If we are to be quick to forgive, how can we pray this prayer.
Robert Davidson writes...
There is an inevitable tension between such a response and the words of Jesus from the cross, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing". There have been many attempts to reconcile such conflicting attitudes. None is needed unless we insist on believing that there must be throughout the Bible from beginning to end one seamless theology, one consistent response to God. You won't find that even in the Psalms.
And so we are left with a mystery. We are blessed to know and be loved by a God who is bigger than our pre-conceived notions.
005 In The Morning
In the morning, I come to you, with everything and all I am
I am waiting at the altar for your fire to descend
There is nothing I can give you that is worthy of the way
In the morning, I come to you, O Lord, hear me as I pray
I the morning of your mercy, I will bow before the King
I lay before you all the pieces of my broken offering
You consume me, burning through me, it is better to obey
In the morning of your mercy, O Lord, hear me as I pray
In the morning you are faithful to destroy the evil one
And the wicked, you will blind them with the scorching of the sun
All the liars, truth defiers, to the grave where they will stay
In the morning you are faithful, O Lord, hear me as I pray
In the morning of your glory You will lead the chosen home
Through the promise of Messiah all your love will be made known
You are holy, forever holy, living one eternal day
In the morning of your glory, O Lord, hear me as I pray
Copyright 2005, Parson John Publishing (ASCAP), by Brian Moss
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