Cry Out To Him

Psalm 34:15-22

"The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry.... The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. A righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from them all." (v. 15, 17-19)

Children are so dependent on their parents, especially when they are younger. When they are injured in any way, they will run to their moms crying for help. Their expectations is that mom will work another miracle and make the pain go away. In most cases, mom is able to somehow make it all better.

Similarly, we have a Heavenly Father who watches over us at all times. He hears our cries and heals our wounds. He is always there when we need Him. Like any child is prone to some injury, God already knew that we would somehow have troubles. He did not promise us that He will protect us from them, but that He will deliver us from them.

However, there is a key element here. We must do our part. Parents can't always know what their children are doing. However, they are attentive to hear their cries. Similarly, we have a part to do. God will not (necessarily) deliver us without our taking our part - we must cry out to Him. God will deliver us and take care of our wounds, but we must first go to Him. Just as a child puts their lives into their parents, so must we put our faith in Him. We must take action and go to Him for our healing. For every pain we suffer, we must call to Him. He will keep His promise if we put our faith in Him.