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How to Pray: Part 19 - Prayer and the Word of God

How to Pray: Part 19 - Prayer and the Word of God

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True prayer is inseparable from God’s Word, because communion with Him grows as we learn to hear and trust what He has spoken, and Psalm 62 vividly illustrates this union of prayer and Scripture. Writing in a time of crisis, likely during Absalom’s revolt, David rejects all human sources of security—both the common people and their leaders—as “altogether lighter than vanity,” and confesses that God alone is his salvation, strength, and refuge. Fully aware of his own sin and unworthiness, David nevertheless rests in God’s mercy and sovereign power, declaring that his glory and hope are found not in himself but in the Lord. Though outwardly he appears weak and doomed, like a tottering wall, he knows by faith that he stands secure upon an unshakable rock. From this confidence he exhorts God’s people to trust Him at all times and to pour out their hearts before Him, teaching that honest prayer flows from repentance, faith, and a deep confidence in God’s revealed Word, which assures us that power belongs to God and mercy to Him alone.

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