Encouragement

Desperately Knocking On The Gate of Mercy

by Gale Wilcox
03/25/15
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Your enemies have surrounded you with trouble on every side. You are being pressed and oppressed, until you are brought down to your knees. What better place to be when you are a desperately in need of deliverance. From there, you can knock on the gate of mercy and approach the throne of grace. From there you can cry "Abba Father," all things are possible to you, hear my cry and help me.

But while you are knocking at the gate of mercy, no one seems to hear you. It appears your cry is being unheard. A feeling of deep affliction fills your soul at the sound of God's silence. You passionately plea with Him to not hide His face from you in your time of distress and desperation. But there is still no answer. Even though we may have access to the throne of grace, it doesn’t guarantee we will always be answered in times of disgrace. What do you do?

Stay and wait on the Lord until He answers. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart. Wait, I say, on the LORD (Psalms 27:14). Do not faint, do not be dismayed, do not be depressed, and do not give up. If God does not hear and help His people, where could we go? There is no one else who can help us like He can. There is no one else who can put a period at the end of an ongoing problem, like He can.

Stay and wait patiently on God. Keep hoping for an answer, keep believing that He will answer, and keep moving forward being of good courage, comforted by these words - He is working it out for you.

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