by Cathy Vinson

Nothing seems as sweet to the soul as answered prayer, and prayer answered specifically from the cry of our own lips! We stop like the healed leper who returned and acknowledge the very hand of God has reached towards our plea. "Me, even me, God has leaned towards."

Many may feel confident about the prayers of others and will lean on those as the only prayers that can "get through" in time of crisis. Though needed, each of us benefits to have before God this testimony: "His ears are attentive to my cry, the very voice of my cry."

In this beautiful 34th Psalm, David is praising God with his whole heart. He is jubilant over the deliverance he has received in response to his cry. He exclaims, "THIS poor man called, and the Lord heard him; He saved him out of all his troubles" (Ps 34:6).

What a treasured confidence to draw us closer to our Father: "Poor and wretched and helpless as I am, my God has heard my cry and responded to me and delivered me." To stand against the many troubles (vs 19) of our day, we need to know of our Lord's openness to OUR call for help.   

"Then my enemies will turn back
when I call for help;
By this I will know that God is FOR me." (Psalm 56:9)

(Psalm 34:6)