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Daily Devotion: Psalm 61:1-4

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Psalm 61:1-4  To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.   "Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.  (2)  From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  (3)  For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.  (4)  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah."

I must admit to you that there are times when I cry out to God without stopping to realize the very basis upon which He hears my prayers. There is indeed a reason upon which God hears us when we cry out to Him. It isn't simply because we are hurting; though, He is touched by the feelings of our infirmities. It isn't simply because we have gotten ourselves into a mess and don't know how to get out. It isn't simply because we need help in any given situation. No, there is only one basis upon which God hears our prayers AND there is only one basis upon which we have been given access to the very throne room of God. Remember the night Jesus was betrayed and He had His disciples gathered in the upper room? From John, chapter 14 through chapter 16, Jesus spoke of our praying "in my name." It is most important to understand the reason for this.

You might be asking about now, "What does this have to do with Psalm 61?"  I'm glad you asked. David is speaking of crying out unto the Lord and He gives us the basis upon which he cries out and the basis upon which God hears and answers. Notice his requests: "... attend unto my prayer... lead me to the rock... you are my shelter and strong tower... I will abide in thy tabernacle... I will trust..."  What was David trusting in? Was he trusting in his ability to pray beautiful prayers? (He did pray some very beautiful prayers.) Was he trusting in his ability to take himself into that shelter, tower, and tabernacle? (He was a strong man of war, for sure.) The answer to all this is found in verse 4, "I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah."  He is saying, think about this. There is only one route to get to the throne of God and it was by way of the blood. Under the old covenant, the high priest would enter once a year into the Holy of Holies and sprinkle blood upon the mercy seat. Do you remember what was over the mercy seat? We read in Exodus chapter 25 that the mercy seat would have two cherubs fashioned into the gold covering. "And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be." (Exodus 25:20) It was under the covering of the wings that the blood was sprinkled. Our access to God is based upon one thing and only one thing: the precious blood of the Lamb of God, the ONLY name upon which our Heavenly Father hears us... Jesus Christ. Our faith is based upon the shed blood of Jesus and through Him we have access to God.

The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power
by Andrae' Crouch

The blood that Jesus shed for me
Way back on Calvary
The blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power

It soothes my doubts and it calms my fears
And that same blood dries all of my tears
Oh, the blood that gives me strength
From day to day
It will never lose its power

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