Today's Turning Point With Dr. David Jeremiah
Letters to God
January 10, 2025
NEW! Listen NowMy heart is overflowing with a good theme; I recite my composition concerning the King; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalm 45:1
Recommended Reading: Psalm 45:1-6
The Glories of the Messiah and His Bride
To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Lilies.”[a] A Contemplation[a] of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
45 My heart is overflowing with a good theme;I recite my composition concerning the King;My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
2 You are fairer than the sons of men;Grace is poured upon Your lips;Therefore God has blessed You forever.3 Gird Your sword upon Your thigh, O Mighty One,With Your glory and Your majesty.4 And in Your majesty ride prosperously because of truth, humility, and righteousness;And Your right hand shall teach You awesome things.5 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;The peoples fall under You.
6 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Footnotes
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a.Psalm 45:1 Hebrew Shoshannim
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b.Psalm 45:1 Hebrew Maschil
British writer Julia McGuinness said, “Writing prayers down rather than speaking them out loud or voicing them in your head can be a powerful, patient act of worship…. The very act of writing may make you more mindful and attentive to what it is you want to pray.”1
If writing your prayers seems strange, remember the prayers we read in the Bible were written down, which is why we can still use them as our own. Also, many of our hymns are actually prayers, such as the lyrics, “Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to Thee.”
As we take time to write out some of our prayers, we discover areas of weakness that need to be strengthened and patterns of life that need to be corrected. We have a record of our prayers. When our minds feel unfocused, a pen and paper can help us concentrate in God’s presence.
Try writing out some of your prayers and think of them as letters to God. He knows how to read—and listen!
Written prayer brings a substance to our communications with God and is still totally portable. You can write prayers on whatever material is [at] hand…. wherever you happen to be.
Julia McGuinness
- Julia McGuiness, Writing Our Faith (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2013).