Bellevue Church of Christ Daily Devotional and Update – Friday, September 3, 2010

Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.  ­-  Psalm 55:17

Radio engineers at a well-known station were getting ready to broadcast a program via satellite. They had prepared everything, including the satellite link. But just as they were to begin uploading, the signal to the satellite was lost. Confused, the engineers labored to reconnect the link, but nothing worked. Then they got the word—the satellite was gone. Literally. The satellite had suddenly and surprisingly fallen from the sky. It was no longer there.

I suspect that sometimes when we pray, we think something similar has happened to God—that for some reason He isn’t there. But the Bible offers us comfort with the assurance that God hasn’t “fallen from the sky.” He is always available to us. He hears and He cares.

In a time of desperation, David wrote, “Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice” (Ps. 55:17). No matter when we call on God, He hears the cries of His children. That should encourage our hearts. What was David’s response to having a God who hears prayer? “Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you” (v.22). Although God may not answer as we would like or when we would like, we know that at “evening and morning and at noon” He is always there. - Bill Crowder

God hears us when we call to Him—
His ears take in each voice;
The knowledge that He’s always there
Should cause us to rejoice. —Sper

God is always available to hear the prayer of His child.

SURGERY

Eric LeVan - Outpatient surgery this morning on his ankle at Baptist Ambulatory.  (Note:  yesterday’s update was incorrect re: the date of surgery).

HOME

Barbara Blackman - Her surgery went well.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Teresa Foster -Norm and Chris Basham’s daughter who is experiencing cardiac problems.

 

PRAYER REQUESTS

Teresa Foster - Norm and Chris Basham’s daughter who is experiencing cardiac problems.

Trenton Roberts - Newborn son of friend of Dianne and Bobby Sexton.  Trenton is in Vanderbilt Children’s Hosp., NICU, having undergone heart surgery.

Elsie Crumpler and her son, Mike Coulter - Life-long friends of Paul Hunter.  Elsie has a recurrence of cancer.