The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 40:1,
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry."
The Lord listens!
David struggled and sought help from the Lord. He speaks of his patiently waiting upon the Lord which expresses his faith to me. David approached the Lord as he patiently endured his trouble fully expecting an answer from the Lord. And, he was not disappointed. He heard David and answered David's plea in his perfect timing.
I suspect many of us often feel we are somewhat isolated from heaven's help, from the Lord's listening ear. What if we suddenly realized that as we were calling on the Lord, that at that very moment the Lord turned his ear to us and listened! Listened to our heart's desires, our pleas, our frustrations, our calls for help. I think this is the kind of faith David operated in. I also believe we have been made privy to it so that all those with David's faith feel assured the Lord listens to us just as he did David.
David said, "Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him." Psalm 4:3. In Psalm 5:3 we read, "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." David had utmost confidence the Lord listened to his calls for help, "The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer." Psalm 6:9.
So, what about us today? Does the Lord hear us as he did David? The writer of Hebrew tells us, "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16. Paul reminds us, "In him [Christ Jesus] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." Ephesians 3:12. I love the way the Apostle John puts it, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." John 5:14-15.
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry."
The Lord listens!
David struggled and sought help from the Lord. He speaks of his patiently waiting upon the Lord which expresses his faith to me. David approached the Lord as he patiently endured his trouble fully expecting an answer from the Lord. And, he was not disappointed. He heard David and answered David's plea in his perfect timing.
I suspect many of us often feel we are somewhat isolated from heaven's help, from the Lord's listening ear. What if we suddenly realized that as we were calling on the Lord, that at that very moment the Lord turned his ear to us and listened! Listened to our heart's desires, our pleas, our frustrations, our calls for help. I think this is the kind of faith David operated in. I also believe we have been made privy to it so that all those with David's faith feel assured the Lord listens to us just as he did David.
David said, "Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him." Psalm 4:3. In Psalm 5:3 we read, "In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly." David had utmost confidence the Lord listened to his calls for help, "The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer." Psalm 6:9.
So, what about us today? Does the Lord hear us as he did David? The writer of Hebrew tells us, "Let us then approach God's throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Hebrews 4:16. Paul reminds us, "In him [Christ Jesus] and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence." Ephesians 3:12. I love the way the Apostle John puts it, "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." John 5:14-15.
David shows us the way! God listens! Those of us who know Jesus Christ have an audience with the Creator of the cosmos!
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A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know..
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