Heard

Psalm 66

"I cried out to him with my mouth,
his praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;
but God has surely listened
and has heard my prayer.
Praise be to God,
who has not rejected my prayer,
or withheld his love from me."

I felt God say to me: "what are you asking me for?" today.  I was talking to him on reflection over this verse.  I had told him that I knew I was cherishing sin in my heart and confess that I pretty much always have cherished some sort of sin in my heart.  I asked how, then he would ever answer any of my prayers.  How could I expect anything good from Him if all I had was sin in my heart?  Still I felt like God was leading me to be specific in what I pray for.

"I cried out to him with all my mouth, His praise was on my tongue."  Vocalizing prayer is an important aspect to the writer of this Psalm.  Praise is also important.  He is telling us we need to enter into prayer through worship.

I truly wonder what it was that God did for this psalm writer.  He seems very excited.

God, awaken our hearts to the praise you so rightly deserve and the prayers you've already answered.