Deliver me in thy righteousness

From: Psalm 31:1

In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness:

Inspiration

One of the biggest fears that most people have is being made a fool. They are afraid to trust others because they don't want that trust to be misplaced or misused. Often people will speak of having "acquaintances" rather than "friends". They're afraid to get too close to anyone or let anyone get close to them because they are afraid that their trust will be betrayed. It's easy to transfer our feelings about people to our feelings about God. There are so many people who are afraid to trust God because they've been betrayed by other people. They have major trust issues with everybody and God the Father is certainly not excluded. David also had a difficult time in trusting people. His own father-in-law tried to kill him. He was on the run. He had to hide to save his life. Still he put his trust in God. David put his faith in God. He says here that he has taken refuge in the Lord. He has placed his confidence in the Lord and prays that trust will not be unfounded and make him "ashamed." David has reached a point where he can trust no one, but he trusts God to deliver him. We can take this to heart, as well. Even when the world has let us down, we can trust in the Lord and he is faithful to deliver us with His righteousness.

Prayer

Father, I thank You for being my refuge. I trust You and I know You are faithful to deliver me. I know that I will never regret my decision to follow You. Amen.