"I cry to you, Yahweh, my Rock!Do not be deaf to me,
for if you are silent, I shall go
down to the Pit like the rest."
Psalm 28:1
There are times when we simply cry out to God, not necessarily to fix things, but just to know that God is there. Because no matter how much we don't like it each of us knows that life happens. Bad things come our way, sickness comes upon us, disappointment becomes real, and why should those who believe be any different than those who don't?
So we cry out to God! We look for the rock in the middle of the swirling water that is life that we can cling to in the midst of the storm. In the midst of the cry we want to know that God is there for otherwise we might as well simply drown in the midst of life's pain.
But God does hear our cry! It might be in the hand of a friend or even a stranger that reaches out to us. It might be in the unexpected peace that comes in the midst of great anxiety. It might be in the remembering of moments of hope in the past or hope for the future. God will not let our cry's go unanswered. It might not be today or tomorrow or even next month, but God is faithful and so we continue to cry out to God who is our Rock and our Redeemer.
2 comments:
Boy, is that right Sid! What do I say to someone who asks why their time sensitive pleas aren't answered in time to make a difference? How can I help them?
When God's timing seems to be off I think it is exactly the time when others are needed the most. So the best way to help is to be there for them and with them. Even to believe for them when they can't believe for themselves that God is still there for them.
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