A God Who Hears

September 20

(Psalm 116:1-6 NIV) “I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. {2} Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. {3} The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow. {4} Then I called on the name of the Lord: "O Lord, save me!" {5} The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. {6} The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.”

(1 John 5:14-15 NIV)  "This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. {15} And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him."

We have a God who hears and saves. When we are in great need, He hears our cries for mercy. When we are drowning in grief, the Lord comforts our hearts. When troubles overwhelm us, God hears our call for help and comes to our aid. When death is knocking on our door, or even when it knocks our door down, God comes alongside of us. The believer does not walk alone through the valley of the shadow of death; He is our deliverer and our salvation. His compassion is great for those who call on His name. We can approach our gracious Lord with confidence because we have His ear and He loves to hear from His children. The wise person will call on the Lord now and continue to call on Him as long as they have breath. Have you done that? God wants to save you. Will you allow Him to do that? Call on the name of Jesus today. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day