Title How to Pray (Psalm 25:1-22)
It is a kind of prayer poem that asks for help from those in trouble. In particular, the poems were written in Hebrew alphabetical order. That's why it's not a logical poem.
In any case, this poem teaches us how a believer can get God's help in the midst of hardship and trials.
1. We must pray with faith (1-7).
The poet, in his troubles, never entrusted himself to the things of this earth. Rather, he turns his eyes to God and pleads in verse 1, “My soul, O LORD, look up to you.” This is the attitude of those who believe that salvation is only in God. It is a prayer of total trust, offered with the strong conviction that only God, who has abundant love and mercy, can grant his wishes (3,5). God is the rewarder of those who seek Him. You must believe in this fact and move on.
(Hebrews 11:6) “Without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.”
And do not doubt anything, and wait patiently for His good answer.
(James 1:5-7) “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But ask in faith, and do not doubt at all. He who doubts is like a sea driven and tossed by the wind It is like a wave; let such a person not think that he will get anything from the Lord.”
If there is no doubt, God will surely work.
(Mark 11:23) “Truly, I say to you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, believing that what he says will come true, it will be done for him.”
2. We must know and ask for God's holy disposition (8-15).
When the poet prayed, he did not pray toward an ambiguous object. That one....