You know how we've been saying in every psalm that the speaker is the king? That all the psalms are the king's prayers? Well, we know that ultimately speaking, Jesus is our king. The insight the Lord gave me was to connect this OT truth about the king to the NT truth about prayer, which, as you know and practice, is to pray in Jesus' name. To pray in Jesus' name is to make the requests that He has authorized, the requests that He also wants. We've talked about this several times. If I say "Could you give me $50 because my wife would really like it," I guarantee that she will say "I did not ask him to say that! I don't want your money! Don't drag me into this, hubby!" I am making a request in her name, but it is not really coming from her. Well, as you know, just appending the words "In Jesus' name amen" to a request does not make the request into something Jesus actually wants. You can't pray for a new Lamborghini in Jesus' name. You can't pray for a good opportunity to commit adultery in Jesus' name. But what can you pray for in Jesus' name? The answer, brothers and sisters, is that any and every request in the Psalms is fair game. If it is a request written down in the 150 songs of the king, then you can pray it in His name with absolute confidence that He will hear and answer you because it is undoubtedly in His name. It is something He really and truly wants. You know, because in the Psalms you get to overhear His prayers and know exactly what He is requesting. Ps 28 is another prayer from the king, just like the previous three psalms. It tells you what your king prays and how He prays it.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
