Key Verses: 1 and 15 "(1) Bow down Your ear, O LORD, hear me; For I am poor and needy…(15) But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering and abounding in mercy and truth."
Spurgeon Insights: "When our prayers are lowly by reason of our humility, or feeble by reason of our sickness, or without wing by reason of our despondency, the Lord will bow down to them…Are we sorrowful? We find the Lord full of compassion. Are we contending with temptation? His grace comes to our aid. Do we err? He is patient with us. Have we sinned? He is plenteous in mercy. Are we resting on His promise? He will fulfill it with abundant truth."
All of God's people experience low points in their lives. We can get to some really dark places in the soul. Sometimes it feels like we don't even have the strength to pray. Sometimes we are so broken over sin in our lives that we marvel that God would really care if we lived or died. He does though! These are some of the realities found in Psalm 86 that are true for the follower of Jesus. The Psalmist knew how unworthy he was of God's interest. But he also knew he had God's interest, because God is gracious, patient, and merciful!
Because of my theological upbringing I struggle with why God would listen to me sometimes. Other times I feel like He is just waiting to drop the cosmic hammer on my joy. I am wrong when I think like this! "Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shadow of turning." He is the giver of good things. He doesn't change! I am poor and needy for sure, but, as the Psalmist figured out, God is full of compassion, He is gracious, patient, and bursting with mercy and truth toward me because of my relationship with Jesus Christ. Those are the reasons why the infinite God of the universe concerns Himself with this little man on the earth. That's just who He is!
He is just as concerned with you today. He loves you in spite of who you are, no matter where you are. He loves you! Revel in that mystery, and let your heart burn with joy at the eternal grace that will never leave you! He is that good! Pray with me…
Father, I pray You would enable me to see You correctly with my heart. I thank You that You aren't waiting to smash me. Thank You that You love me, as small as I am, and that I can experience Your love because of Jesus. Thank You for always taking time for me every day, as Great as You are, in any moment! I love you with my heart, mind, soul, and offer you my strength today! In Jesus name I pray. Amen.
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