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The warrior King of the Psalms, the one who was triumphant in battle, fought off the enemies of Israel, who became King against all the odds and was dead handsome to boot, this tall, God-fearing man was sick. 

In fact, he was so sick he thought he was dying.  Every bone in his body was in agony.  He could not get out of bed, couldn’t sleep, and was crying with the pain.  This had gone on for months and months without a break. Eventually, at the end of his tether, we hear the prayer which he has written down for us as he receives in his heart a sudden light bulb moment.  He tells the Lord all the things that are wrong with him, naming and shaming each symptom. Then he asks the Lord to deliver him from each one.  Finally, he shouts out that the Lord has heard his weeping.  Hallelujah!  Everyone around him, including those who wished him ill heard his cry of triumph – God was listening!  We will never know whether Psalm 6 was written at the end of his life or whether David was indeed healed.  But the message for us today is simple: Tell God exactly what is going on in your life; ask the Lord to deliver you from every part of the problem, then before the prayer is answered give thanks for the answer that is to come.  That answer is the best thing that will ever happen to you because God gave it.