The Grands Letter (Ps/GLJ)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D. on September 14, 2021 7:01 am (CST)Dear Grands,
Psalm 28:1-2, 6-9, “To You, O LORD, I call; my Rock, do not be deaf to me, for if You are silent to me, I will become like those who go down to the pit.
2 Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.”
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6 “Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplication.
7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him.
8 The LORD is their strength, and He is a saving defense to His anointed.
9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.”
Did you ever try to get your father’s attention when he was reading the paper? Such is virtually impossible! I remember trying it often. Well, have you ever prayed earnestly for something, but never received it? In such times, it seems as if the LORD simply has no interest in listening to us. My guess is that most of those who pray and hear no response, simply quit praying. Like David, they reckon they might as well be dead.
But, the psalmist soon learned that the LORD had heard his prayer. Maybe when we pray He waits to see if we are really serious about what we were asking. Maybe He wants us to rethink what we are asking. In any event, the LORD heard the psalmist’s prayer, and the psalmist praised Him for it.
We live in an “instantaneous” society. If you’ve ever visited a third-world country, you’d understand what it is to wait for an answer to anything! We must remember that all timing is the LORD’s timing. He is never rushed; He is never late in responding. We must simply trust Him when we ask. Oh, and one other thing: we must thank Him in advance. For with all that we might remember, saying “Thank You” is too often what we forget.
Heartily in Christ Jesus,
(Dado III)
Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America
“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom
