But let all who take refuge in you be glad;
let them ever sing for joy.
Spread your protection over them,
that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 5:11
A prayer. A hope that God will grant a request. But it isn't the kind of request you and I make. We ask for things and stuff. Maybe direction in buying a new car or a new house. Maybe help in being able to put our kids through college or in a private Christian school. We ask for all kinds of things; comfort and shelter from the troubles of the world. But that's not what David asks from the Lord. He asks for the ability to rejoice and sing. He asks for joy and gladness in the midst of the trials and struggles of life. He asks for these things because he hasn't run from adversity but has found a shelter in the midst of adversity. He has run to the Lord when trouble has struck. And get this, his expectation is that the Lord will not only shelter him from the pain and grief of such trials but that he'll actually be given the blessing of being able to rejoice in such circumstances. WOW!! Just the fact that he expects God to do this should be reason enough for us to run to Him in every trial. How many of us in our trials struggle with doubts that it will never end, or that we'll never get over it? Compare that to David's expectation of rejoicing. Doesn't that make you want to run to the Lord?
