PENnED

Read: Psalm 86

 ¹ Hear me, LORD, and answer me, 
   for I am poor and needy. 
² Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; 
   save your servant who trusts in you. 
You are my God; ³ have mercy on me, Lord, 
   for I call to you all day long. 
⁴ Bring joy to your servant, Lord, 
   for I put my trust in you.

Will the LORD hear and answer the poor and needy that cries for help? Will the LORD guard and save the life of the one that serves and trusts in him? Will the Lord have mercy on the one that acknowledges him as God and calls to him “all day long”? Will the Lord bring joy to his servant?

I wish I can say a resounding yes to all these  questions.  But what if the answer to each of these questions is, Sometimes the Lord answers our prayer, sometimes he does not? Would we continue to  trust the Lord?

May we learn to trust God like Daniel’s three friends who defied King Nebuchadnezzar and whose lives were threatened because they did not serve and worship the king’s gods. They said to him,  “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.  But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.” (Daniel 3:16-18).

Yes, trust God no matter what.