Psalm 144, another song of David, consisting of four stanzas that at my first read appeared to be very unrelated; that is, they all strike a separate theme. Upon rereading, however, I discovered a repeated motif – God’s intervention. In verses 1-2, David blesses the LORD for training him to be a warrior and for being his rock, fortress, stronghold, shield, refuge; his lovingkindness and his deliverer. He closes the first stanza (vv. 3-4) with Psalm 8:4 and with the thought: given that man is no more than a mere breath, how is it, LORD, that you think of him to the point of intervening to deliver him as you have in my life?
In the second stanza (vv. 5-8) David prays: Oh, LORD, intervene as only You can, and rescue me from danger and from evil men. In the third stanza (vv. 9-11) David declares: I will sing a new song to You, O God, because you have intervened and delivered me according to my prayer. Notice that the end of verse 11 is a repeat of verse 8.
In the final stanza (vv. 12-15) David asks the LORD to intervene in our homes – on behalf of our sons and daughters; and in our fields – to prosper our crops and our livestock. It’s an appeal to intervene on the basis of the covenant the LORD made with Israel through Moses. David gives a beautiful close to the hymn: How blessed are the people whose God is the LORD – the God who intervenes on behalf of His people!
If you think about it, there’s nothing in our lives that a miracle wouldn’t solve – if I may define a miracle as: God showing up (i.e., intervening) and doing what only He can do in the situation – the supernatural. Are we willing to call upon Him to intervene; and are we ready to trust Him for what He will do?