Walk the Talk in Prayer
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But You, O Lord, abide forever,
And Your name to all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.
So the nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the Lord.
Picture a man who has lost everything in a natural disaster. He wanders through the debris, feeling utterly hopeless. Suddenly, volunteers arrive with supplies, hugs, and prayers. They share stories of resilience and God’s faithfulness. This situation represents how God sends help in unexpected ways, showing His care for the needy through the compassionate hearts of fellow believers.
1.Seek for God’s Comfort
1.Seek for God’s Comfort
But You, O Lord, abide forever,
And Your name to all generations.
You will arise and have compassion on Zion;
For it is time to be gracious to her,
For the appointed time has come.
Surely Your servants find pleasure in her stones
And feel pity for her dust.
This is being written by a man who has seen suffering. He was a Jew suffering as a captive in Babylon. But even in his Suffering, he is trusting God. He trust God to fulfill his promises. He is fully believing that God would keep His Word.
The reason he believes God will keep his word, because is never changing. God is eternal. He will abide forever. His name will be honored for all generation.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
If God has promised to comfort us, he will comfort us.
Lyman Coleman writes, “Because God is enthroned forever and remains the same forever, his people can count on his compassion, his mercy, and his unfailing promises.”
If we are comforted, we should be conforters.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.” God’s comfort is never given; it is always loaned. God expects us to share it with others.
Warren W. Wiersbe
Little book of realism.
This book is a beautiful treasure for your self to get lost in.
Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT): History, Process, Benefits, Effectiveness
Compassion-focused therapy, or CFT, is a therapeutic practice that emphasizes compassion towards oneself and others to promote emotional healing. CFT defines compassion as “a sensitivity to suffering in self and others, with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it.”
The compassion cure
Next time something doesn’t go to plan, conjuring up some compassion for yourself as well as others is key to riding it out, what ever, “it” might be.
First, seek God’s Comfort.
First, seek God’s Comfort.
2. Depend on a Caring Response
2. Depend on a Caring Response
So the nations will fear the name of the Lord
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
For the Lord has built up Zion;
He has appeared in His glory.
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute
And has not despised their prayer.
God hears the cries of the destitute. Whose who are desperate.
As the prayers went up during the Hurricane, God is listening.
Are you not glad the God never turns us off, or mutes the line. God hears our night cry. God is always concerned about his people.
Jesus came into this world to show us the love and caring of God.
Jesus healed the sick, raised the dead, and hung out with people like you and me.
Jesus is always ready for us to call on him.
A young man was trying to impress his date by cooking a fancy dinner. However, things went terribly wrong—he burned the chicken and spilled sauce everywhere. Just when he was about to give up, he heard his mom’s voice in his head, ‘Just ask for help!’ He called her, and she guided him over the phone. They laughed and ended up enjoying takeout together. Sometimes, God just waits for us to ask for His help, and He’s always ready to respond with care and love, no matter how messy our lives may seem.
Seek God’s Comfort
Depend on a caring response
3. Cleave to Our Faithful God
3. Cleave to Our Faithful God
Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord:
The psalmist continues praying with confidence because he knows the future is in God’s hands. How wonderful is that. The future is in God’s hands.
We used to sing a song, “He’s got the whole world in his hands.” one of the lines is, “He’s gone the whole wide world in his hands. He had yesterday, he has today, and he has tomorrow in his hands.
In this sweet passage he talks about the people yet to be created.
Who are the people yet to be created? What would be you and me.
Someone wrote:
What the Lord does in history has a doxological purpose, because praise is nurtured by remembering what the Lord has done in the past as well as what he is doing in the present
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves.
If you feel overwhelmed by the chaos in your home life, take a moment to read Psalm 102:12-18. Let the weight of your stresses lift as you reflect on how God is eternal and your situation is temporary. Create a family praise night once a week where everyone shares blessings and encourages one another. This not only reminds you of God's sovereignty but also creates a loving atmosphere that's rooted in appreciation and faith, transforming your home into a refuge rather than a source of turmoil.
What did you Hear?
What did you Hear?
Questions to Ponder
Questions to Ponder
What does it mean to you that God cares for the needy through the compassionate acts of others?
How can you actively show compassion to someone in distress through your prayers and actions, reflecting God’s response to our needs?
