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Thursday... Ask and he will respond...


Thursday... Ask and he will respond. You know that, don't you? 

I will just about do anything for each member of my family if they ask. And that is also true, even more so with God.

The Psalmist started Psalm 86 with these words (NLT), "Bend down, O Lord , and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help." Thank you so much God for allowing me to just ask you for help. Thank you for being a God who will come down from your level to my level and  and who will be interested in my concerns, my difficulties. 

Maybe this is what you need. Verse 2, "Protect me, for  I am devoted to you. Save me, for I serve you and trust you." Now that is very important, the fact that I am devoted to him that I serve him and I trust him. And this is the key, "You are my God."

He goes on, Verses 3 & 5, "Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly. Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you. O Lord, you are so good , so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for help." Have you found that to be true?

Verse 6, "Listen closely to my prayer, O Lord; hear my urgent cry." Thank you so much, God, for listening. You hear my cry. You do.

And then verse 7, "I will call to you whenever I'm in trouble, and you will answer me." The MESSAGE says, "Every time I'm in trouble I call on you, confident that you'll answer."

The Amplified Bible says, Verses 6-8, "Hear, O Lord my prayer; And listen attentively to the voice of my supplications (specific requests)! In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me." And verse 8, "There is no one like You among the gods, O Lord, nor are there any works [of wonder and majesty] like Yours."

And that is so true! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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