”God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might! God, hear my prayer; listen to the words from my mouth. I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you. I will praise your name, Lord, because it is good.“
Psalms 54:1-2, 6 CSB
In this Psalm David is running for his life and Saul is attempting to murder him…David knows that his only hope is if God saves him. He could ask God to destroy his enemy Saul, but he doesn’t…instead he asks God to protect him by His name.
Gods name is the same as His reputation, or what He is known by. Gods character is unchanging and He is faithful to consistently follow through with what He says. David is reaching out because he knows that God is good.
Lord, help me to remember that You are good and will never fail me. That You actually want what is good for me, and always have my best intentions in mind. This has been true for my whole life, so help me trust that it is unchanging even when you allow me to experience things that are challenging!
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