Call!

Call!

‭‭Psalms 145:18 AMP‬‬

[18] The Lord is near to all who call on Him, To all who call on Him in truth (without guile).

Experience counts for something. You cannot speak so confidently about a matter you have not personally experienced. There is a lot of power in personal conviction. You have seen, touched, tasted, heard and felt it, so that when you speak about it, it comes from a place of undeniable certainty. This is where David was at the time this psalm was penned. As you know, David was called a man after God's heart and as you read his songs, you see very clearly that he took his relationship with God very dear. He was not perfect by many people's standards, but then, the One who calls men to Himself accepted him and called him a man after His heart. What were some of the things David that did well that we can also emulate? At the top should be His daily search for God. He would call on God evening, morning and at noon. Even when he did what was really wrong, as soon as the prophet of God confronted him, he was quick to repent. How would God turn His back on such a child?

That is the lesson in the verse above. It is still the same God, even with the passing of many generations and dispensations. God has not changed; He is still near to all who will seek Him sincerely. This is key; many call on Him, but very few sincerely seek Him as Lord and Saviour. We want many things, and we know He can do them, so we cry to Him. Most times, when we have received what we want, we move on, until the next big need arises. The verse above makes it clear that God is near to all who call on Him in truth, without guile. You are dealing with a God of total and absolute knowledge, who cannot be deceived by outward pretence or hypocrisy. He knows the motives of everyone's hearts, and he judges based on His truth, not on man's convenient and often-changing 'truths'. Do not deceive yourself; lay your heart before God and let Him do His work in you, so that His power can flow in and out of you. The world awaits the manifestation of the sons of God. God's time of favour is here.