Consider Me

Yesterday we looked at David’s desolation, but watch as he begins to climb out of that snuggle. The second stanza is found in Psalm 13:3-4,

“Consider and answer me, O LORD my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, lest my enemy say, ‘I have prevailed over him,’ lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.”

Here we find David’s prayer…the prayer flows from his desolation. David asks God to do three things:

Consider me…that’s another way of saying, look at me. He wants God’s face to turn back…he wants God to look.

Answer me…I’m calling God…answer me.

Enlighten me…light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death…I love David’s relationship with God!

Do you remember when a child wanted your attention, they would take your face in their hands and turn it toward them…when you were looking, they knew you were listening…David seems to be reaching up toward God and he says…look at me God, answer me, and show me…enlighten me.

He isn’t being self-centered when he asks God to move so his enemies can’t rejoice…he is being God centered…God is his God and he is God’s king! His prayer is for God to consider his situation…his desolation, but what he is looking for is God’s glory. That’s always the prayer of someone who loves God as David did.