Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak.
    Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
³ I am sick at heart.
    How long, O Lord, until you restore me? Psalm 6:2-3

What are some things that hold up the Lord’s restoration in our lives?

Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak.
    Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
³ I am sick at heart.
    How long, O Lord, until you restore me? Psalm 6:2,3

What does the Lord’s restoration look like to you?

O Lord, don’t rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your rage. Psalm 6:1

Have you ever felt like you deserved the Lord’s rebuke? What did you do with that?Do you feel you should have dealt with it any differently?

For you bless the godly, O Lord;
    you surround them with your shield of love. Psalm 5:12

What does a shield of love look like?

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
    that all who love your name may be filled with joy. Psalm 5:11

What is our proper response to God’s protection? How are you doing with that?

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
    let them sing joyful praises forever.
Spread your protection over them,
    that all who love your name may be filled with joy. Psalm 5:11

What is the connection between protection and joy?

We are working our way through a study on love I had written a few years ago. God’s love is truly ferocious.

Find out more about the ferocious love of Jesus in FEROCIOUS PT. 11

My enemies cannot speak a truthful word.
    Their deepest desire is to destroy others.
Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
    Their tongues are filled with flattery.^[a]
10 O God, declare them guilty.
    Let them be caught in their own traps.
Drive them away because of their many sins,
    for they have rebelled against you. Psalm 5: 9-10

In light of your meditation from last night how does God want you to pray for your enemies and for yourself?