from daily devotional 27th July 2013 HE WILL ANSWER psalm 143:7-12 KEY VERSE: “Hear me speedily, O Lord, my spirit faileth; hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit” (Psalm 143:7). Divine attention to the plea of the saint is so important to his sanctified soul that the seeming withholding of answer makes him feel like he is in darkness, cut off from the light. An answer to prayers illumines our heart and countenance. Though the specific thing we ask may not indeed be granted immediately, the prayer of faith will not be disregarded. There is the promise of an answer to the prayer of faith. The passage we are reading today outlines the contents of the prayer which the Psalmist had made previously in verse 1. It is an earnest petition unto God. It is the prayer of a saint overwhelmed by sorrow because of the enemy. He seems to say “if you do not answer my prayer now, it may come too late” It is therefore an expression of a dire need for divine help or intervention. When answers are delayed, the one that prays often think God does not hear him, but God surely can hear and He does actually hear and would do it at the time it is best for our soul and providence.” And this is the confidence that we have in him, that if we ask anything according to His will he heareth us. And if we know that He hears us, whatsoever we ask we know that we have the petition that we desire of Him (1 John 5:14,15). Though some may seem troubled if answer is delayed, the assurance of answered prayer brings peace to the saints. Moreover, God’s mercy comes speedily when affliction and trials are getting near to the point we are not able to bear them again (1 Cor. 10:13) Nothing is more certain than the fact that God delights to answer our cry for help; but when answer is not only delayed but refused, this is the peak of trouble. The one that prayed ought to search his heart to see whether he so regards iniquity in there, or, whether he is morally unfit to receive a blessing from God. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY The saint’s night of travail will end in a morning of praise.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:06:50 +0000
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