You Have Answered Me

Psalms 22:19-22: But you O Lord do not be far from me. O my strength, hasten to help me. Deliver me from the sword. My precious life from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth and from the horns of the wild oxen. YOU HAVE ANSWERED ME. I will declare Your name to my brethren. In the midst of the congregation I will praise You.

As I was meditating on Jesus hanging on the cross this morning the Lord took me to Psalms 22. These scriptures are when Jesus was on the cross. But what really caught my attention were these specific scriptures. After all He had been through He was crying out for Abba. Don't be far from me. He knew that Abba never leaves us no re forsakes us. Deliver me. My precious life. He knew how precious He was to Abba. He knew that He mattered and that His life did count. Save me from the mouth of the lion. Of course we all know who that is. Who comes as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour and he was sure wanting to devour Jesus. and from the horns of the wild oxen. To me that is symbolic of the rulers of darkness of this world. (I will explain that in a later issue) But what really got me was the very next sentence. It blew me away. Jesus said YOU HAVE ANSWERED ME. Some people can read this and think to themselves I have missed a whole conversation somewhere. It went from save me to you have answered me. That simple. Why do we need so much help to misunderstand. This is the best example of faith I have ever read. I have read this I don't know how many times but today I saw it. I saw believing you receive when you pray This is knowing when you talk to Abba He does listen. Jesus knew on the cross as a man, not as God, but as a human man that Abba had answered Him. No doubt, or being double minded. He spoke and received His answer. There was no delay or waiting period. Then the next thing He spoke was I will declare Your name to my brethren. In the midst of the congregation I will praise You. He went from asking to receiving to praising. It is that simple. I did not say the problem was simple but this way of life and faith should be to us. We can walk like He did in this. As He is so are we. As we are in the midst of our tribulation we pray to Abba and He hears us. Then if He hears us we know that He has answered us. Then we can praise Him for the victory. I am not there yet but I am walking towards it. The battle is His but the victory is ours. We can do this. We can do all things through Christ who strengths us. Be blessed this great Lord's day.

By His Grace
Love to all
Shirley