Psalm 5 - Shields of Love

It's funny how some people think that God has two sides when looking at the scriptures, like the Old Testament is a vengeful angry God, while the New Testament is a picture of a loving God.   But that's not true either, because we see in the New Testament that Jesus was angry at wrong doings in the Temple, and he did warn of the end times, and times of judgement.    In the Old testament we have verses that speak of the Love of God .... especially in the Psalms we have David seeking refuge in the Lord ... in verse 7 it says "Because of your unfailing love, I can enter your house; I will worship at your Temple with the deepest awe."   and in verse 12 "For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love."   A shield of love!

God's love doesn't fail those who seek Him, and His love is like a shield.   His love is a protection against the evil of this world, a shield that doesn't fail.

Notice something else about this chapter, in verse 3 "Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.  Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly"   I really like the last part about waiting expectantly, because alot of times we take things to prayer to God, but we don't wait expectantly for the answer.    Sometimes we get bogged down by the world, or our own problems, and we don't look for what the Lord is going to provide answers too.   God wasn't just alive in the New Testament, but God is very much alive in the Old Testament, and He continues to work in our lives today.    I think we all need to pray expectantly, knowing that He does answer.

For Closing, apparently this Psalm was supposed to be accompanied by a flute .. so here we go :)