Sept 6 - Psalm 17:15

When I awake,

I will be fully satisfied,

for I will see you face to face.

Psalm 17:15

Psalm 17 is a cry for help.

Have you ever had no other option than falling on your knees?

Life is tough. Hatred batters us. Injustice undercuts us. Greed robs us. Sickness pains us. Death grieves us. We’re too often worried, angry, helpless, and alone.

But you’re not alone.

Bookending Psalm 17’s cry for help is 1) a prayer of confidence at the beginning and 2) the reason for confidence at the end.

The prayer of confidence is: “6 I know you will answer.”

Do you have that confidence? Today’s verse tells us why David had such surety. He says his confidence and “satisf[action]” comes from knowing that “when I wake [O Lord] … I will see you face to face.”

Worry comes ultimately from a fear of death. But we don’t have to have fear when we know that when we awake from death, we will be blessed to see God face to face.

Do you have that confidence?

Too many people worry and fear that their sins are so black that they can never be forgiven. Let me remind you that if Jesus can forgive the very people who nailed him to the cross – “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” (Lk 23:34) – then he can certainly forgive you!

Having that confidence can allow us to pray, “6 I know you will answer.”

The confidence of heaven can also allow us to awaken daily to an earthly satisfaction. Knowing God and trusting in his saving help can help us see evidence of him each new morn.

In Christ’s Love,

a guy who’s not a morning person

but has learned to see God more clearly

(even through the morning fog)