Saturday... He listens to me, He really does...

Saturday... He listens to me, He really does. Is that important to you?

The Psalmist in Psalm 116:1 (MSG) writes, "I love God because he listens to me."

We love to be listened too. We love to tell someone our problems, our opinions, our interests, our fears, our angers, our needs and they listen, they really listen. But you might say, I don't have anyone like that.

The Amplified Bible says, "I love the Lord because He hears [and continues to hear] my voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs)."

Now we may think that when we talk no one is listening but when you talk, God is listening. He cares about you and He shows that by listening to you.

The Psalmist in verse 2 goes on, "Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live." And He makes a difference.

Verse 5 (MSG) says, "God is gracious-it is He who makes things right, our most compassionate God." He can make a difference and He listens. "God takes the side of the helpless; when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me."

Margaret and I give our kids and grandkids the chance to make a list of what they want for Christmas and it is so fun for us to see their faces when they rip that paper off and see that what they got was on their list. They love it. Papa and Gigi listened to me. They know what is on my list and God knows what is on your list. They listened to me.

The New Living Bible says, verses. 1-5, "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! Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: 'Please, Lord, save me!' How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours!"

He listens, He really does so then call on Him. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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