Psalm 40…The Lord Inclines (Part 9: Glimpses From Groans)

February 11, 2011 at 1:41 am (Assurance, Devotional Thoughts., Forgiveness, Guidance, Holy Spirit, Lighter Burdens., Prayer, Sovereignty of God, When you are afraid, When You Feel Like Crying., Wisdom)

Scripture References;

I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. Psalm 40:1 KJV

⁶This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. Psalm34:6KJV

¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. Psalm 34:15 KJV

⁴ Before a word is on my tongue,You know all about it, LORD. Psalm 139:4 HCSB

²⁶Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.²⁷And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26-27 KJV

¹⁶Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.¹⁷Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.¹⁸And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. James 5:16-18 KJV

⁹And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.¹¹The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.¹²I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.¹³And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.¹⁴I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 18:9-14 KJV

⁶But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

⁷But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

⁸Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

⁹After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

¹⁰Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

¹¹Give us this day our daily bread.

¹²And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

¹³And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matthew 6:6-13 KJV

I just can’t get over the significance of King David’s words” at the very top of this post:

“I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.”

Our homes can be quiet places, but they also can be noisy places. We can have the washing machine and dryer running, the furnace or air conditioner can kick on. All the while, we can be in conversation with our family and then we hear a sound that is different…

…It might be a mouse inside the wall or a kitten crying outside. It can be faint, but we do hear it. When this happens what do we do? We suddenly say “Shhh, listen!” Then everyone is quiet and we tiptoe to the appliances and turn them off for a moment. We then very quietly move toward the sound and bend our ears. We do this because we are very interested. We want to know what that sound was, because something about it compelled us to listen.

The Lord hears our every cry…ALL of them. Yet the Lord doesn’t just hear…He inclines! All that goes on in this world surely does create a din. Yet I just have to say these words again:   “The Lord hears our cries…ALL of them.” He actually inclines… because they matter that much! Pause and consider that wonderful fact!

Think about your prayers; not only the carefully worded prayers, but the pauses in your prayers where both your heart and the Spirit groan…those intense longings that the Lord places in every person who has made Him their “Delight”. Those groans speak volumes. The Lord considers them just as effectual and fervent  as the specifically worded intercessions of those such as Elijah the prophet. So if you ever are longing to pour out your heart to the Lord, but find that you are at a loss for words just remember that those groans avail so much…don’t ever doubt it.

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