March 28, 1999, Sunday

Does God answer us immediately when we pray to Him in times

of trouble? What is the most reliable method to get quickest

help and relief from God for our requests? When considering

your greatest needs, what would you put at the top of the

list?

The Psalmist was often distressed and discouraged. Just as

Hagar cried out to God for Him to see her need, the Psalmist

asked God not to delay with His assistance in time of need--

"My whole being is deeply troubled. How long, O Lord, will

You wait to help me" (Psa 6:3)? God waits often times while

we are in need; reflections of our inner self are brought to

our mind, and then we begin to see our true needs.

The Psalmist learned from times of discouragement and the

events that brought distress; praising the Lord was a way

to get help quickly from Him, and his troubles soon passed-

"Praise the Lord, my soul! All my being, praise His holy

Name" (Psa 103:1)! There is power in the Name of the Lord

and to praise Him reaches our emotional needs and gives us

stability and security. Praise to God becomes our strength.

Paul described the need of every person that the Lord saw

and purposed to help us individually by the payment of His

life for our sin debt. God saw a need for us to be free--

"And we know that our old being has been put to death with

Christ on His cross, in order that the power of the sinful

self might be destroyed, so that we should no longer be the

slaves of sin" (Rom 6:6). The need of every person for a

new way of life is now possible. Paul found that incredible

and declared the change that resulted--"My inner being

delights in the law of God" (Rom 7:22).

Let us remember who is the God that sees all things.

God's Name is Jehová El Roi. He is the God that sees

the NEEDS of His people, that is our moral conscience

and strength daily, and is our strong support because

our hearts are truly His. Lift your hands to Him and

Praise Him today for the fact that He is the God that

that sees everything that we need!