Answer Me When I Call...

 

¹ Answer me when I call to you,
       O my righteous God.
  Give me relief from my distress;
      be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

² How long, O men, will you turn my glory into shame?
  How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?

³ Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
      the LORD will hear when I call to him.

—The words of the King David from Psalm 4:1-3

 

“Dean? Dean? Dean? Where are you?” my mother stood at the back door of our home and called out across the backyards. When I didn’t answer, she called again. “Dean? Dean? Dean? Where are you?”

I had wandered away from my own backyard, lured by an intriguing sound coming from behind the factory building that adjoined the rear of our property. To find the source of the alluring sound I had to cross the railroad tracks. Crossing the railroad tracks—not permitted under any circumstances. And that, of course, was where my dad found me when he started searching for me after my mother frantically summoned him to her aid. Needless to say, I received a spanking; one of the very few in my life.

Whenever we find ourselves surrounded by troubles—big and small—we turn to God and call out to Him in our hour of need. We find ourselves in the same position as King David in the Scripture passage at the beginning of this blog post.

God has given us the promise of His Presence. When we call, He always hears our cry. Because He loves us with His everlasting love, we need never doubt that God will hear us when we cry out to Him.

If you find yourself in trouble today, cry out to God. He will hear your cry for help.

Will you pray with me?

Thank You, God, for loving us. Thank You for sending Jesus to be our Savior. Thank You for sending us Your Holy Spirit to dwell within us.

Thank you for always hearing our cries for help when we find ourselves in a time of need. We praise You that Your mercies are new every morning. We praise You that Your faithfulness is great.

Thank You for caring about us and for Your willingness to come to our aid. And, thank You for hearing this prayer in and through the precious Name of Your Son, our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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