Shalom,

In Psalm 6 David is crying out to God for deliverance. The part we will be looking at is at the end, though. Verses 8-10 says:

⁸Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. ⁹The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord receives my prayer. ¹⁰Let all my enemies be ashamed and sorely troubled; let them turn back and be put to shame suddenly.

I LOVE how the enemy who taunts us continually, without letting up sometimes, WILL get his just rewards! When we refuse to give up and quit, whether the problems we face are from our own wrong-doing or just the enemies attacks, we will ALWAYS come out on top! Not so the enemy! I like what the Message Bible says here:

^8-9 Get out of here, you Devil's crew:
at last God has heard my sobs.
My requests have all been granted,
my prayers are answered.

¹⁰ Cowards, my enemies disappear.

Disgraced, they turn tail and run.

That's what the devil is! Among other things, he IS a COWARD! He usually only picks on believers who are down. He KNOWS that he cannot defeat a believer who knows who they are, in HIM (Jesus), what they have, in HIM, where they're going, in HIM, and what they can DO, in HIM! Get to know your Lord and Saviour better and you will have no problem dealing with the enemy!

One thing that I have found so interesting about the New Testament, which tells of, and instructs us in, our New Covenant with Almighty God through the Blood of Jesus, is that so many of the things that are required under the Old Covenant are still good things to do under the New Covenant! Sometimes we concentrate so hard on the things we are free FROM that we miss some of the very powerful things that will bring blessings to our lives. They will NOT bring eternal life, but they can make this life so much easier! Everything that Jesus is telling the disciples (under the Old Covenant!) to do will bring blessings to their lives and cause them to do well, prosper and find great favor! Verse 2:

²Thus, whenever you give to the poor, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites in the synagogues and in the streets like to do, that they may be recognized and honored and praised by men. Truly I tell you, they have their reward in full already.

Notice that He said "WHEN you give to the poor", NOT "if"! He expects the New Covenant believers to still do all of the GOOD and GODLY things they did before, but now do it for the right reasons! (So that blessings may come to someone!) Chapter 6 is filled with good things to do in the right way to bring glory to God and peace in the home! I especially like verse 33!

³³But seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

AMEN!

In 2 Chronicles 6-7 we see another account of Solomon offering sacrifices as the Temple is dedicated to the Lord. We should take the example here of reminding God of His word! God LOVES to hear His Word declared and proclaimed from the lips of one who KNOWS their God! It proves to Him that we're listening and treasuring His Word and His ways! Solomon says this in verses 40-42:

⁴⁰Now, O my God, I beseech You, let Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayer offered in this temple. ⁴¹So now arise, O Lord God, and come into Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength and power. Let Your priests, O Lord God, be clothed with salvation, and let Your saints (Your zealous ones) rejoice in good and in Your goodness. ⁴²O Lord God, turn not away the face of [me] Your anointed one; [earnestly] remember Your good deeds, mercy, and steadfast love for David Your servant.

And THIS, in 2 Chronicles 7:1-2, is how God responded to Solomon's prayer:

¹WHEN SOLOMON had finished praying, the fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the house. ²The priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house.

Then we see God's promise to Solomon, and us, in verse 14:

¹⁴If My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves, pray, seek, crave, and require of necessity My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.

Notice that He did NOT say "if the government, the leaders, the wicked people, the unbelievers" would pray. He said if HIS people! That's us! Born again believers in Jesus of Nazareth are children of Almighty God and have the right to come to Him in prayer for ANYTHING that concerns us! Pay attention to what is going on in the world so that you don't get caught being apathetic. But DON'T get into doubt, fear, unbelief, guilt, worry. Instead, obey 2 Chronicles 7:14 and watch God get involved! AMEN!

Shalom in Him!