“This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth …: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’”
Jeremiah 33:2-3
In the book Lone Survivor (2007), we read of Marcus Luttrell, part of a four-man SEAL team conducting reconnaissance in the mountains of Afghanistan. It was June of 2005 when a massive assault was launched against them, killing three men.
Isolated then from friendly forces, surrounded by the enemy, and fighting for his own life, Luttrell called out to God in prayer. Prayer suddenly became an essential part of his survival: “It was all I had, just a plaintive cry to God who was with me …. I kept repeating Psalm 23 in my head, over and over, trying to stop myself from breaking down.”
Luttrell was taken in by residents of a remote village and eventually rescued by U.S. forces. His story illustrates how God hears our prayers in times of trouble.
But we come to God in prayer not just in our frantic need. “Some prayers are like a fire escape, used only in times of emergency … but no Christian wants to live his whole life on an emergency level” (A.W. Tozer, 1955). Bring your joy and desperation to the Lord in abundance.
He hears every word!
Isolated then from friendly forces, surrounded by the enemy, and fighting for his own life, Luttrell called out to God in prayer. Prayer suddenly became an essential part of his survival: “It was all I had, just a plaintive cry to God who was with me …. I kept repeating Psalm 23 in my head, over and over, trying to stop myself from breaking down.”
Luttrell was taken in by residents of a remote village and eventually rescued by U.S. forces. His story illustrates how God hears our prayers in times of trouble.
But we come to God in prayer not just in our frantic need. “Some prayers are like a fire escape, used only in times of emergency … but no Christian wants to live his whole life on an emergency level” (A.W. Tozer, 1955). Bring your joy and desperation to the Lord in abundance.
He hears every word!
Scripture Focus
Jeremiah 33:1-9
Insight
Praise God that He hears our prayers and daily provides us opportunities to know Him at a deeper level!
Bible In A Year
- Jeremiah 1-2
- Psalm 104
- Acts 28