Thought for Today - November 3
Cry Unto God! - By: Robert A. Searles
When we are in deep trouble and in danger of falling into the depths of
despair, and when we sincerely call upon God for help, he hears us and
delivers us.
David, the King of Israel, called unto the
Lord for help when he found himself in the depths of sin, and he
declared how God heard him, and delivered him out of the depth of
trouble.
"Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord." Psalm 130:1
Jeremiah, the prophet, cried unto the Lord when he was in prison in the dungeon.
"I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast
heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. Thou drew
near in the day that I called upon thee: thou said, fear not."
Lamentations 3:55-57
Jonah cried unto the Lord from the belly of the fish, and God heard him and he was delivered.
"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah
was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights" Jonah 1:17
"Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, and
said I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord and he heard me,
out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice." Jonah
2:2,3
When David cried out to God for help, he confessed his sin and asked for forgiveness
"Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my
supplication.
If thou Lord should mark iniquity, O Lord, who shall stand? But there
is forgiveness with thee, that thou may be feared." Psalm 130:4
Then David waited and trusted in the Lord.
"I will wait for the Lord; my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope." Psalm 130:5
"My soul waits for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I
say more than they that watch for the morning." Psalm 130.5,6
David cried unto the Lord; David waited for the Lord, and he worshiped
and praised the Lord for that which he knew the Lord would do for him,
and for Israel.
"Let Israel hope in the Lord, for with the
Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. and he shall
redeem Israel from all his iniquities." Psalm 130:8
Jeremiah's testimony - "It is of the Lord's mercy that we are not
consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning.
Great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul;
therefore will I hope in him.The Lord is good unto them that wait for
him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both
hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the
Lord." Lamentations 3:22-26
When Jonah was delivered by the grace of God, he repented and obeyed God to go and preach to the people of Nineveh.
When David, Jeremiah, and Jonah and many others found themselves in
trouble, they cried unto the Lord and he delivered them all.
Today our beloved country, the United States of America, is in great
danger of being destroyed . We as a nation are on the precipice of our
future destiny. We as a people will have decided as to what side of the
precipice this nation shall fall, whether down into the pit of anarchy,
socialism and darkness where there is gross immorality, and the murder
of millions of unborn babies, and the removal of any worship of the God
that we know. or will we by the grace of God, continue to shine as the
light of the world as a great free glorious nation under God.
We as Christians (and I emphasis the WE which includes myself as well
as all others) can be the influence which pushes our country over the
cliff in the right direction. We must be like David, Jeremiah, Jonah,
and others who when sinking into the depth of despair cried unto God for
help. We must cry out to God in our prayers, repent and change our
wicked ways, wait on God, and worship God in spirit and in truth.
Remember "The heart of the king is in the hand of the Lord." and, the
next time we have an opportunity to vote. We as Christians, must be
sure to cry out to God for wisdom and VOTE THE BIBLE. Amen!
Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry
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