Meditating on Scripture

MEDITATING ON SCRIPTURE: Longing for Salvation

We live in a challenging time. Being able to articulate the challenges is an important part of the process of acknowledging where we are and moving forward. We invite you to reflect on this Psalm, sit with Jesus and hear what he has to say to you.

LORD, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.

I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me. I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.

Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked. From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

Psalm 3

Read the Psalm once through. Sit with Jesus in this text.

Read the Psalm once again slowly and gently notice a word or phrase that sticks out to you.

How does this Psalm resonate with your world? What or who are your foes?

Where do you sense a desire to be ‘saved’ or ‘delivered’? Where are you feeling vulnerable in your life?

Where are you resisting vulnerability?

Sit with Jesus in this particular space for five minutes. What emotions are rising up in you? Begin to name them and allow God to listen to you in this moment and hear you. (Angry, sad, anxious, worried, tired, joy.) Please using the following prompts to express your thoughts and feelings.

I feel

I feel

Then, as you are led, write out your prayer. It may begin with, “Lord, deliver me. I have on every side.”