I love the Lord because he has heard
my appeal for mercy.
Because he has turned his ear to me,
I will call out to him as long as I live.
(Psalm 116:1-2).
Lord our God,
We love You. We love You for countless reasons. We love You because You first loved us. We love You because You are worthy, lovely, perfect in all Your ways, good to us. We love You because You have heard our appeal for mercy.
You are not merely a customer service agent who registers a complaint and then moves on with Your day. You are are the God who hears us when we pray, when we cry out, cry out for mercy, for Your compassion and help. You don’t just give a pat answer that may or may not be satisfactory. You are the God who is near, who hears, and who will not move on by the end of the call; You are with us, You are working in us, You are working, even when we can’t see it, in all things - good and bad - for our good.
So we have every confidence to keep calling out to You.
Crying out for Your mercy.
Your mercy to forgive our sin.
Your mercy to help in times of trouble.
Your mercy to supply our every need.
So Lord, on days we feel like it, and days we don’t,
On days we feel strong and days we feel weak,
On days we are overflowing with trust, and days we hang on by a thread,
For all the rest of our days, Lord,
We cry out to You,
For You are the Lord, full of grace, goodness to us that we do not deserve;
You are righteous, right and good in Your every way;
You are compassionate to us.
So we pray this in Jesus’ name,
Amen.
Return to rest, my soul,
For the Lord has been good to you. (Psalm 116:7).