Day 204 (Through the Bible in a year readings for today: Psalm 38-40; Acts 23:12-35 )
DAVID’S PRAYER ANSWERED
Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! (Psalm 38:21-22 ESV)
In the Acts 23:12-35 reading for today, we see how God answered David’s prayer for the apostle Paul.
Paul’s nephew reports a plot to kidnap Paul, and the tribune hustles him safely out of town.
The Lord will not forsake you either. He has a plan for your life too.
1. O God, forsake me not!
Your gracious presence lend me;
Lord, lead Your helpless child;
Your Holy Spirit send me
That I my course may run.
O be my light, my lot,
My staff, my rock, my shield--
O God, forsake me not!
2. O God, forsake me not!
Take not Your Spirit from me;
Do not permit the might
Of sin to overcome me.
Increase my feeble faith,
Which You alone have wrought.
O be my strength and pow'r--
O God, forsake me not!
3. O God, forsake me not!
Lord, hear my supplication!
In ev'ry evil hour
Help me resist temptation;
And when the prince of hell
My conscience seeks to blot,
Be then not far from me--
O God, forsake me not!
4. O God, forsake me not!
Lord, I am Yours forever.
O keep me strong in faith
That I may leave You never.
Grant me a blessed end
When my good fight is fought;
Help me in life and death--
O God, forsake me not!
(“O God, Forsake Me Not,” Lutheran Service Book #731)
Lord, please do not forsake me. Help me to stay close to You today through faith in Jesus. In His saving name. Amen.
Pastor David Paape
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