Psalm 50:15, Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you
Shall glorify Me.
“Call upon Me”
Oh Lord, You see how great my trouble is! It is heavy. I cannot carry it,
And I cannot get rid of it. It follows me to be and won’t let me sleep. When
I rise it is still with me. I cannot shake it off. My trouble is unusual. Few are
Afflicted as I am. Please give me extraordinary help, for my trouble is
Crushing. If you don’t help I will be broken!. This is good reasoning and
Good pleading.
Turn your adversity to advantage. Go to the Lord this moment and say
“Lord do you hear me? You have commanded me to pray, I, though I am
Evil, would not tell anyone to ask me for something unless I intended lot
Honour their request. I would not urge them to ask for help if I meant to
Refuse it.”
When God tells you to call on Him, He will deal compassionately with
You. You are not urged to pray in the hour of trouble to experience deeper
Disappointment. God knows that you have trouble enough without the
Added burden of unanswered prayer. The Lord will not unnecessarily
Add even a quarter of an ounce to your burden. When He tells you to call
On Him, you may call on Him without fear of failure.
So plead the time, plead the trouble, plead the command, and then
Plead with God. Speak reverently, but with belief. “Lord, it is You Yourself
To whom I appeal. You said, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will
Deliver you’ (Psalm 50:15). So Lord, by Your truth, by Your faithfulness,, by
Your immutability, and by Your love, I, a poor sinner, heartbroken and
Crushed, call on You in the day of trouble. Help me. Help me soon, or else
I die.”
If I were in trouble, I would pray like David, Elijah, or Daniel in the power
Of this promise, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and
You shall glorify Me.”
( written by C. H. Spurgeon)
As written above, call on the Lord and He will listen. He wants to hear
Our voice. Prayer + God’s word = POWER