May 7, 2001

"Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me
when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer."
Psalm 4:1

Distress indicates pressure ~ the pressures of life are great! They are
extremely great in our day, and we need the encouragement that we find
in the Word of God! "The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
to all that call upon him in truth" (Psalm 145:18). Again in Psalm 50:15
we read, "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee,
and thou shalt glorify me." In Isaiah 65:24 God tells us, "And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are
yet speaking, I will hear." Psalm 18:6 is very personal: "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." Then Psalm 86:7 says, "In the day of my trouble I will call upon
thee: for thou wilt answer me." Finally, Psalm 91:15 says, "He shall
call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I
will deliver him, and honour him." The Bible is just filled with these
wonderful promises. Are you trusting in the Lord for help in your times
of distress, as did the Psalmist who asked God to be with him? I truly
hope so ~ I know I am! God Bless you.

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