"O Lord, the God of my salvation,
I have cried out by day
and in the night before You.
Let my prayer come before You;
Incline Your ear to my cry!
For my soul has had enough troubles,"
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He Inclines His Ear
-Joni
Today’s Scripture declares that “the Lord hears the needy.”
When we bring our concerns and anxieties to God in prayer, He gives us His complete attention.
How does He do that? How does He keep stars burning and galaxies spinning, while at the same time listening to the prayers of billions of people?
We may not understand it, but it’s true. When we pray, He “inclines His ear”
(Psalm 40:1; 71:2; 88:2, NASB)
He gets down close to hear every word,
every inflection,
and even the words you can’t even formulate.
(Groaning too deep for words, Romans 8:26-27)
He isn’t distracted by events in the Middle East,
an urgent prayer from a mom in Indiana,
or volcanic eruptions on Venus.
He isn’t wishing you would “wrap it up,
isn’t put off by repetition,
and isn’t looking for holes in your logic.
That’s because He loves you,
cares deeply about your welfare,
and actually looks forward to your company.
Father, I know how much I want to be near You and hear Your voice speak to me.
But it staggers my faith to think You would want to walk closely to me,
that You desire my company, and that You—to put it in human terms—
actually cup Your ear and lean over to hear my words.
What a wonder You are, God!
Joni Eareckson Tada, A Spectacle of Glory
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Romans 8:26-27
"...the Spirit also helps our weakness;
for we do not know how to pray as we should,
but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us
with groanings too deep for words;
and He who searches the hearts
knows what the mind of the Spirit is,
because He intercedes for the saints
according to the will of God."
Glory to His Name!
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