S –  Turn, Lord! Rescue me; save me because of your faithful love. ⁵ For there is no remembrance of you in death; who can thank you in Sheol? 

Psalms 6:4–5 CSB

O – Commentary:

In his earnest prayer for deliverance, David gave two reasons why God should answer. One is that the Lord should rescue him because of His unfailing love. God had shown Himself again and again to be abundant in loyal love (ḥeseḏ), so David pleaded for deliverance on the basis of God’s character.

6:5. David said the second reason the Lord should turn to him is because of the absence of praises (tôḏâh) in the grave. If he died because of his illness, he then could not praise God for delivering him from it. So David reasoned that if God desired someone to stand in the sanctuary and proclaim that God delivered him, then God would have to do so

 Allen P. Ross, “Psalms,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 795–796.

A – Believers will go through situations and seasons where they want God to deliver  them from the pain and challenges.  These are real and difficult times.  We know God has unlimited power and could “fix it” instantly and yet, He doesn’t.  Our faith must remain steadfast in Him, trusting that His will and plan for us is good.  In His timing, we will be “delivered” from the challenge.

R – Heavenly Father, you are a good and merciful God.  You know every detail of what we are facing today and the challenges that are before us.  We invite your Holy Spirit to equip and go with us into every conversation and moment.  We want to be led and used by you to bring your presence into each one.  We put our faith in you to work to accomplish your purposes today.