psalm 21 - desire and prayer go together - 20th week wednesday

Our Psalm today psalm 21 has several lessons.

It begins, "O LORD, in your strength the king is glad; in your victory how greatly he rejoices!" Very simply this psalm tells us that the king wins because he prays.  He wins not because he has a great army, he wins not because he has superior tactics and high-powered weapons, he wins not because his enemies are weak,    rather, he wins because he prays, and because he prays God gives the king victory.  "You have granted him his heart's desire; you refused not the wish of his lips."

Whatever you do, bisan ano ka ka sako always find time to pray.

Second, the psalm also teaches us that the desires of his heart are granted by God.  What would life be without desires?  May ginpamangkot ako nga bata – ano ang luyag mo kon magdaku ka?  Sabat niya, wala.  Ano ang luyag mo nga ihatag ko sa imo?  Wala.  Ano ang luyag mo nga kurso pila ka adlaw?  Wala.  Ay ano man ni man, wala gid sia luyag.  Ang tawo nga wala luyag, wala desire mahimunong na gid lang, pa-anod-anod na gid lang, wala bugsay, wala timon, wala gana sa kabuhi, wala direksiyon.  And more than this you cannot also pray.  How can you pray when you do not have desires for yourself? 

And so it is important to have desires.  Klaroha kon ano gusto mo sa kabuhi mo.  Then pray for it, then work for it for the Lord can grant our heart's desire.