God Always Hears

Scripture – Judges 6:7-10: ⁷When the Israelites cried to the LORD because of Midian, ⁸he sent them a prophet, who said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I brought you up out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. ⁹I snatched you from the power of Egypt and from the hand of all your oppressors. I drove them from before you and gave you their land. ¹⁰I said to you, ‘I am the LORD your God; do not worship the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live.’ But you have not listened to me.”

Reflection: God answered the cry of His people. In fact, God always hears when I call on Him. Sometimes I make the mistake of equating “answered prayer” with getting what I want. Yet often God has an answer that’s different from what I had in mind. Part of faith for me is trusting that His answer is always best.

In this passage the people cried out for help. In response, God sent a prophet to essentially point out what they did wrong and why they were in trouble. I find that to be helpful, as well. God doesn’t just fix my problems. He helps me see how I got into trouble and how I can avoid repeating my mistakes.

I’ll pay attention to God’s voice and direction today. I’ve been making some unhealthy choices lately. I’ll let Him take control of my health and lead me into some new behavior.

Thank you, Lord, for your on-going presence and dialogue in my life. Keep me open to you today. Lift me to new life. Thanks for your faithfulness.