When God Hears Your Cry
“I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.” (Psalms 18:1-6)
Today’s Morsel: David found himself in many situations where he needed God’s help, protection, and strength. The ability to lead the people of Isreal was no small task for him. Trying to care for others while fighting to defeat his enemies, and the enemies of God’s people required him to have a relationship and steadfast faith in his God. David knew that God had come through for him in so many ways. David knew that he had went where others feared to go and did what others had fail to do. He asked nothing from those who gave nothing and was willing to accept eternal loneliness if he failed. He had seen the face of terror and felt the cold string of fear. He had cried, experienced pain, hoped, and had lived times in which others would say were best forgotten. David understood the goodness and kindness of God. He knew that he could trust in God no matter where he was. He knew that it was God who had chosen him and placed him as King of Israel. And so when he found himself in need he said: “In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.” Who do you call upon in your times of distress?
Sing: Where do I go, when the storm of life is raging? Where do I run to, when there’s not foundation stable? Who do I talk to, when no one wants to listen? I go the Rock, I know He’s able I go to the Rock.
I go to the Rock of my salvation, I go to the Stone that the builders rejected; I run to the mountain and the mountain stands by me. When the earth all around me is sinking sand, on Christ the solid Rock I stand. When I need a shelter, when I need a friend, I go to the Rock.
Thought For Today: “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalms 50:15)
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