"The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear their cry and will save them. The LORD keeps all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy." Psalm 145:17-19
We don't have to move anywhere. We don't have to get in any particular position. We don't even have to get all dressed up in our Sunday-best, do our nails and style our hair a certain way. We merely need to "call upon Him". That's it. "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you."
How do we do that? It's simple. How do you call your spouse when you get a flat tire, run out of gas, or find out you got a great refund from the IRS? You call unto him.
Yesterday I wanted to go to a forum in town and was running late. I imagined the room filled, the seats all taken, and the parking lot packed. I was within 15 minutes of my destination and knew I was barely going to make it to the parking lot before the meeting was scheduled to begin. "Oh, Lord, please help me out here. Let the speaker be running late. Let me get there in time even if I'm not on time. Then I let go of it. Couldn't change the clock or the miles I needed to cover in the next 15 minutes. When I got there 10 minutes late, the speaker was tardy and we had to wait. His spokesperson came in and apologized and said he was held up for a few minutes in a radio interview. When the speaker finally arrived ten minutes later, he explained that the radio host kept holding up the taping.
Call unto God... He hears. He listens. He cares. "He will fulfill the desires of those who fear him". And He does a whole lot more... more than we can fathom in our finite minds.
"Call unto Me," He says, "and I will show your great and mighty things which thou knowest not." Jeremiah 33:3
What mighty things do you need to see? healing? intervention in someone's life? help with an adversary? While you wait, watch for the little things along the way. It will strengthen your faith to know that if He oversees the swell of tides and the sheen of the moon, He can certainly stop the sand in an hour glass.
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