Pray Psalm 91 Today
Welcome!
If you’ve
read Scripture, but never prayed it, praying
Psalm 91 will be a new
experience.
Push past the newness and any discomfort. That won’t
take long.
Come to the place of feeling the power that releases when
you actually pray the Word of God. This is where we want to
be with
Psalm 91.
Pushing past the discomfort is especially important if
you’ve grown up in a tradition of scripted prayer,
scripts:
… written by others
…some anonymous spiritual giants
…in ages past.
Psalm
91 is a script
penned by either David or Moses (The jury is still out on
the authorship!). But, it IS written by a spiritual giant
who was inspired by the Spirit of God. Be confident in the
source!
How
To - The Simple Method
Now, take the
script of
Psalm 91 and make it
personal by changing the pronouns. Make it personal. Pray
it from an “I” or “We” perspective.
Such a change will alter the wording just a bit, without
subtracting from the truth and power in the passage. But,
praying this way puts you in the very middle of that truth
and power.
I’ll say again, if you’ve not been exposed to
this type of prayer before, it may sound strange at first.
It is a prayer of proclamation, a proclamation of faith.
This form of prayer is very different from the prayer of
supplication or asking. It’s like taking off in a
hang glider: whole new point of view.
Here’s an example from
Psalm 91:1 taken from the
NKJV:
He who
dwells in the secret place of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty.
You could simply pray:
I dwell in
the secret
place of the Most High
And I shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty
or
We
dwell in the secret
place of the Most High
And We shall abide under the shadow of the
Almighty
How
To – The Longer Method
The better
method, if you have the time, is to take time pondering the
content of
Psalm 91:1.
•
Let
it roll around on the inside of you a bit.
•
Let
it speak to you and become your own.
The Lord may speak to you about being more consistent about
this “dwelling” and “abiding”.
Wonderful! You’ve tapped in and are receiving
instruction from the Holy Spirit who is your counselor.
Let’s suppose this has happened. Your prayer would
sound something like this:
Lord, I
have made a decision to dwell in Your secret place, the
secret place of the Most High. This is the intent of my
heart, but I need your help to stay consistent in staying
there, in abiding under Your shadow, O Most High. In my own
strength this is impossible. But, in You, O Lord, all
things are possible. Alelluia!
Change
of tone over the simple method, right? Can you see how much
more personal, more dialogue-like this prayer is? Now you
have something specific you are asking of the
Lord…something specific to look for as He responds.
Such
prayer builds relationship, trust and faith.
This
will supercharge your spiritual growth!
Which
Method Do You Need?
The Quick and Simple Method
works well when your back is against the wall and you need
to encourage yourself in the Lord right NOW.
I use this simple method when I’m in a tight spot and
my emotions are out of control…or threatening to be
out of control. You’re familiar with those kinds of
times, right?
Write out your own simple prayer version of
Psalm 91. Print it off.
♣ Tape
a copy to your bathroom mirror.
♣ Put
another in your wallet.
♣ What
about the glove compartment of your car?
Keep them handy
to pray often.
Before long you’ll have it memorized!
You’ll be praying this often because it brings such
peace and strength.
The
Longer Method
has the
possibility of being more than a prayer.
This method of meditating on Scripture is actually a way of
hearing God. The more time you give it, the more you hear.
So, the more labor intensive way of the longer method is
also a way of spiritual growth!
For more information about meditating on Scripture, go
to
Meditation
.
I used this method of meditation and prayer to
develop
No Storm Too
Great!
The process
lasted about six months. This was a challenging time in
my life. Working with
Psalm 91 gave me the
strength of God to come through it stronger and wiser for
the experience.
In those six
months I wrote two hours and twenty minutes worth of
prayers based on a 16-verse Psalm and related Scriptures.
These prayers were a balm of peace and healing for me and
have been for many other people since the recording was
released. Read more about
No Storm Too
Great!
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