Devotional Bible Study: I Sought The Lord And He Heard Me| Psalm 34:4.
Welcome to Day 25. for one of our short powerful devotions from the 31 Bible Verses About Practicing The Presence Of God. This short devotional is based on Psalm 34:4.
Read Psalm 34:4.
"I sought the Lord, and He heard me,
And delivered me from all my fears."
David wrote this Psalm. We know David as the shepherd boy who fought Goliath the giant because he was not afraid of him when all the soldiers were terrified of him, and he knew that God was with him.
We know that David was chosen by God to become the king of Israel. It was not an easy road to this kingdom. Saul the king of that time sought to murder David.
We also know David who became king and committed adultery with Bathsheba. David also organized for Bathsheba's husband to be killed in battle.
Do you know how God sees David?
David did repent of all his sins and he did seek God continually. I find it fascinating that in Acts 13:22, David is described as:
I cried out to the Lord and He heard me
It was during one of the many times that David was being pursued by his enemies that he wrote Psalm 34.
David had witnessed God's faithfulness on many occasions. Even though he had seen God work on his behalf, on this occasion he was still afraid.
But David was disciplined in regularly seeking God and as soon as fear overcame him, he instantly sought the Lord and David tells us in Psalm 34:4 that God did 2 things for him:
God answered David's prayer.
He delivered David from all his fears.
Do you ever wonder, ' Does God hear my prayers?'
Join me below for a short devotional seeking the Lord and knowing just like David did that God hears our prayers. God hears our cries. He truly listens to us. Join me at the bottom of the post for prayer too.
Short Devotional: I Sought The Lord And He Heard Me
God hears your prayers. I know that to be a true statement because He has heard my prayers.
I marvel at how God answers my prayers. They are never the answer that I would expect or would have planned. I am so grateful that God is a good Father and He bends down to listen to our prayers.
Did you know that our prayers are described as incense, a pleasing aroma to God?
I have prayed for many things in my life, some were vital and others were not (although I perceived them to be!) I thank God that He did not always give me what I requested of Him. If He had I would not be happily married to the man of God that I am. I have had quite a few jobs that I did not expect to have and one time after listening to my desperate prayers to be removed from a very stressful place at work, God answered.
God answered my prayer in such a way that my confidence was restored. Within my new work environment, I was still doing a similar role but I was seen as an expert in my field, while in my previous position in another department I was seen as worthless! Only God can cause such a turn-around!
Another prayer was for my boy (he is 20yrs now!) but in his early years, he had a horrible learning issue. It was a form of dyslexia that my husband also used to suffer from. I learned to pray scripture over them and when my son turned 13, he told me that God had healed him. His vocabulary and sentences all made sense. He no longer had comprehension issues!
Overcoming fear in the bible
What does the Bible say about overcoming fear?
God is good. God is love and perfect love casts out fear.
1 John 4:18.
God delivers us from our fears when we renew our minds through reading scripture and invite Him in prayer to let the truth of His words soak into our hearts. That is what David did in Psalm 34:4 and God delivered him from all his fears. God loves you and me. He does not want us to be afraid. When we know the power and authority that we have in Jesus' name, fear can be extinguished.
Here are 2 other Bible plans that you may be interested in. They will help you to comprehend how loved you truly are by God and the authority that you have in Christ.
God hears our prayers Bible verses
Here are some encouraging Bible verses that will encourage your heart that God hears your prayers.