FWD: Morning Manna (Oct. 6); BP: Ps. 130; RBTTY: Phil. 2; Is. 26-27

 
Samuel D. High
sdhigh@aristotle.net

 

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Subject: Morning Manna (Oct. 6); BP: Ps. 130; RBTTY: Phil. 2; Is. 26-27
 
 
October 6 “The Cry of Desperation”  
 
“Out of the depths have I cried unto You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice; let  
Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If You, Lord,  
should mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? But there is forgiveness  
with You, that You may be feared. I wait for the Lord; my soul does wait  
and in His Word do I hope.”  
Psalm 130:1-5  
Until we reach this point, we shouldn’t expect to see Him move.  
Desperation.  
The mere mention of this word brings to mind the picture of one running  
from the law or the enemy. Or, perhaps it conjured up the image of a  
grief-stricken parent looking for his lost child. Or, maybe it reminded you  
of a time when the money ran out before the month did and you found yourself  
at the proverbial “Wits’ End Corner” (Ps. 107:27-30).  
 
Regardless, that’s exactly the condition this unnamed psalmist found  
himself in when he penned the words of our Manna. Why else would he start  
out with the words “Out of the depths have I cried unto You, O Lord”? He  
was down—way down. In fact, it’s possible that he felt his dark hole would  
be his demise.  
 
So, he cried out.  
Loudly. Fervently. Unceasingly. Desperately.  
His cries weren’t nice, neatly wrapped little prayer-ditties. No, they  
were free-flowing, unabashed, unashamed “torrents of tears” that flowed from  
the depths of his soul. He’d likely tried other ways to get out of his  
“depths”—for such is our nature. But, all of his attempts were to no avail.  
 
He was down. Way down. And, it seemed that soon he’d be a goner and  
the hole he was in would be his grave. So, he did what anyone of us should  
do when our resources are exhausted and our strength depleted: “He cried  
out unto the Lord.” At least He knew to Whom to cry. Then he gave an  
impassioned plea, “Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to the  
voice of my supplications.”  
 
Notice He said, “Your ears.” He wasn’t content in just getting one ear  
of the God of Israel; he wanted His full, undivided attention. And, his  
earnest plea was for the Covenant-keeping God to “be attentive to the voice  
of his supplications.” Again, his needs were plural—as ours are. No need  
for us to hold back when we approach “His throne of mercy and grace” (Heb.  
4:16). A thousand times no! Bring Him ALL of your needs, Pilgrim. “Cast  
on Him ALL your cares/worries/anxieties, etc.; not just part of them” (I  
Pet. 5:7a).  
 
He’s a big God. . .and He loves us more than we can ever know (I Pet.  
5:7b).  
The psalmist knew that none of us have any hope if our all-seeing God  
“should mark (Heb. ‘shamar’—‘to hedge about, stand guard over, preserve,  
etc.’) our iniquities”—or, another way to put is, “keep score” or “keep a  
record of.” Truly, “none of us could stand” if He did. But, thankfully, He  
doesn’t do that—“for there is forgiveness with Him.” Hallelujah!! Thank  
you, Lord, for Jesus and the Cross! May we be so desperate for You today  
that we’ll not rest until You’re our “all-in-all” (I Cor. 15:28).  
 
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