Coffee With The Lord

Here’s a really important “sip” from my Bible reading today during “coffee with the Lord” for those who are followers of Jesus in today’s culture…

“A dispute also arose among them [the apostles], as to which of them was to be regarded as the greatest. And he said to them, “The kings [leaders] of the Gentiles [the nations] exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.  BUT NOT SO WITH YOU! RATHER, LET THE GREATEST AMONG YOU BECOME AS THE YOUNGEST, AND THE LEADER AS ONE WHO SERVES… I AM AMONG YOU AS THE ONE WHO SERVES!”  (From Luke 22:24–27 ESV)

Imagine it… Running for your life from someone who once thought you were pretty important and special! Having to hide in a cave in fear… Feeling threatened, rejected, and alone… In fact, David voiced it… “NO ONE CARES FOR MY SOUL!”

Ever feel some of those emotions in circumstances you’re facing?

Here’s the prayer David poured out to the Lord… (And you can make it your own!)

“With my voice I cry out to the Lord! With my voice I plead for mercy to the Lord! I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell my trouble before Him! …

“When my spirit faints within me, You know my way! Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; NO ONE CARES FOR MY SOUL! I cry to You, O Lord; I say ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living!’ Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me! Bring me out of prison that I may give thanks to Your name! The righteous will surround me! You will deal bountifully with me!” (From Psalm 142 ESV)

Feel that way? Pray it now – make David’s inspired words your own!

Here’s an earnest prayer godly people who live in a wicked world should pray…

“O Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips! Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies! … My prayer is continually against their evil deeds! … My eyes are toward you, O God, my Lord; in you I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless! Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me and from the snares of evildoers!” … AMEN! (From Psalm 141 ESV)