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June 2011

Psalms of Surrender

Praying through Psalms has been a practice of mine for years. I have found the heart of God laid bare in each of the 150 chapters. There are lessons on his forgiveness, unconditional love, the dangers of sin, and the beauty of honesty, just to name a few.

Listed below are seven Psalms with a few probing questions added to usher us into a deeper level of surrender to his will and his love. Read them in a few different translations.

Psalm 1
This Psalm is a pattern for all the ones that follow. Consider verse 2: Godly delight is found in full submission to his Word. Any places in your life where that is not happening?

Psalm 27
Verses 11-14 are commitments of a surrendered soul. What enemies abound in your life today? Take David’s plea as your own.

Psalm 42
The pull and push of emotions jump out as we read this psalm. Can you identify with these struggles?

Psalm 62
I return often to this song. I struggle to rest and wait on God when troubles surround me. Do you?

Psalm 91
Notice that the promises found in verses 14-16 are for the ones who surrender to the commands of verses 1 and 9. Are you living in his shelter and his shadow?

Psalm 95
This Psalm is almost like two in one. Verses 1-7 portray the life of a surrendered one and verses 8-11 picture the exact opposite. Where do you find yourself today?

Psalm 139
We end here on purpose. One of the great biblical Prayers of Examen is found in verses 23-24. Making these commitments a part of your daily prayer time will insure a growing resolve to surrender. Pray that now.

I pray you would find great joy, hope, and peace as you surrender to our great God.

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Praying Together,
Barbara Francis