January 11

He Parted the Heavens

"I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise...in my distress I called to the Lord, I cried to my God for help...He parted the heavens and came down;...He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of the deep waters." Psalm 18:3,6,9,16

What an amazing Psalm this is! Do you see the proactive role that God will take in our lives when we call to him for help? He will part the heavens for us and he will pull us up out of our despair. He not only listens to our cries, He does something about them. It is when we come to the end of ourselves, when we finally are willing to give up control of our problem, when we realize we are helpless and all is hopeless, it is then that we usually cry to God for help. Why is that? Why do we wait? Why do we struggle on trying to do it ourselves, when there is a faithful Father who is waiting for us to call to Him for help. I guess that is our fallen human nature – the old, "I can do it myself" attitude that we need to learn to give up. So next time you find yourself in the midst of a problem and before you find yourself at the end of your rope, remember Psalm 18. Remember in your despair there is a God that cares, a God who will part the heavens and come down to earth to lift you up from your despair. He is faithful and worthy of our praise!

Father, thank You for hearing our calls for help. Thank You for reaching down from heaven to lift us up and take control of our lives. Help us to let go of our desire to control and to give You control of our lives that we might have the desires of our heart. Amen