Psalm 61:1-4 Cling To The Rock - Devotional Scripture

 

Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. Psalm 61:1-2

Sometimes we feel like things are falling apart and are crashing in around us.  We get overwhelmed and we feel like we are at the end of the rope. Nothing is working out as we planned and we realize we can’t fix it.  In those times we cry out to God and cling to Him because we don’t know what else to do. In this Psalm, David was going through one of those times.  He acknowledges that he doesn’t have the wisdom or strength to direct his own steps, so he asks the Lord to lead him to Rock that is higher and great than himself. God purposely brings us to the end of the rope so we will hold tight to Him and say, “My only hope is in you God. You are the rock of my life.  There is no solution other than you.”

 

For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.

Psalm 61:3-4

 

David acknowledges God’s past faithfulness and trusts that God will remain faithful now and to the end of time.  No matter his lot, David chooses to abide with God and worship Him forever. He chooses to trust in Him even though he doesn’t understand what’s going on. David knows that though it may be out of His control, it is never out of God’s control so he chooses to rest in the shelter in God’s protection and sovereignty.

 

Selah means rest.  Rest is what we find when we surrender all to God and trust His understanding over our own understanding. Although the world and our own deceitful hearts might tell us otherwise, rest is not found in discovering a solution to our problem.  True rest is found in leaning on and trusting in the Rock of our salvation.