“I love the Lord because he has heard my voice and my supplications. 2. Because He has inclined his ear unto me; therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.”
There are many reasons to love the Lord, of course, but the psalmist gives some good reasons why he loved the Lord. They can also be our reasons to love Him. We should love the Lord because He listens to us. The psalmist said, “He has heard my voice.” It always amazes me when I realize that I have the ear of the God of the universe. When I think of the millions of people who are calling on Him every second of every day, He is listening to me. I want to remind you that He is listening to you, and you can call on Him any hour of the day. Call upon the Lord and He will hear you. We should love the Lord because He cares about our greatest needs. The psalmist wrote that the “Lord…heard his supplications.” “Supplications” are pleas for mercy. Verse 6 of this psalm gives an example of what he meant: “The Lord preserves the simple. I was brought low, and He helped me.” I think that all of us know what it means to be “brought low.” God cares when we are “in the dumps,” so to speak. He is with us in “in the dumps” as well as in the high points of our lives. This is why it is important for us to praise Him even in the dark places of life. Verse 3-4 always points this out to us: “The sorrows of death compassed me about (surrounded him), and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4. Then I called upon the name of the Lord, O Lord, I beseech thee deliver my soul.” The implication is that when he called upon the Lord in his sorrow and the Lord delivered him. We love the Lord because He is interested in what we have to say: “He has inclined His ear to me.” Have you ever been talking to someone and it occurred to you that they have no interest in what you have to say. (Hey, I’m a preacher…I know what I’m writing about.) The sense of this verse is that God “inclines” to hear us. This means that He is listening closely to us. You might feel that no one cares what you have to say, but you will find that God is always interested in what you have to say and He is listening carefully. I don’t know about you, but that thrills me. You can love the Lord for these same reasons, for they are eternally true for your life. Take advantage of the privilege of prayer. Bro. Joe
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