“Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer; from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Psalm 61:1-2 ESV).
This is a prayer of David crying out to God for His heavenly perspective and protection. “Lead me to the high rock.” He cried. He wanted to see what was coming in the distance. He wanted his feet, which were sinking in mud, to be on something firm. He wanted his overwhelmed heart and mind raised above the daily distractions to see things from the Lord’s heavenly heights. He called on the Lord to be his refuge and strong tower.
We can pray like David today. For the Lord is our Rock.
PRAYER: Dear Father, raise our hearts to a place of shelter from life’s storms. For we are overwhelmed. Protect us from that which would overwhelm or destroy us. Lead us to look to the true Rock. For there is only One who is “the” Rock and that is Jesus the Christ (1 Cor. 10:4). Help us to always look to Jesus. For it’s in His name that we pray, amen.