Ezra 8-10; Psalm 116
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“I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for
mercy. Because he bends down to
listen, I will pray as long as I have breath.” (Psalm
116:1-2 NLT)
I love the visual of the Lord bending down to listen … He not only
hears my prayers, but He comes close.
As the apostle Paul says in Acts, “He is not far from any one of us.”
How often do I pray, Lord, please, help. When the help I’m expecting doesn’t happen right away it is
easy to think He’s not there or He’s not answering or caring. It is easy to feel consumed by the
struggles that surround.
To be real, the past couple weeks have been a struggle because of
some issues one of our children is going through. I’ve been praying for help but still feeling somewhat left
alone with the problem. Today I
prayed Lord, please, I just need one good day.
Then when reading my Bible He shows me again that He is close and He
is listening. And I read, “Be at
rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” I had prayed that I needed a good day, and
He brought peace back to my soul and reminded me that my days are full of
goodness.
And then maybe my favorite part from Psalm 116 – “And so I walk in
the Lord’s presence as I live here on earth!” And that is all I really need – His presence.
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