“He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him, I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him.” (Psalm 91:15 NKJV)

Do you sometimes wonder whether God has time for you?

He does.

He wants you to run to Him for anything and everything. He wants to protect you. He wants you to call on Him so that He can be everything to you as He intended to be.

God gives us three promises here: “I will…answer, be with us in trouble and deliver and honor us.” A verse jam-packed with the goodness of God. When life has you running on an empty tank, remember this verse, because if you call upon Him, He will answer you. There is no qualifying criteria for us to be heard by God, because Jesus was forsaken at the Cross so that we can get instant and unconditional access to God at all times (Matthew 27:46). Because Jesus was forsaken then, God will never forsake us now (Hebrews 13:5).

God does not only want us to call upon Him when we are in trouble but also to stay out of it. If we seek Him for wisdom, He will help us to side-step many unnecessary circumstances we would have encountered otherwise.

The biggest favor we can do ourselves is to seek Jesus’ wisdom every day. Christ has become our wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30); so all we need is Him. Through His wisdom, He brings us into the right place at the right time and protects us from danger.

The challenge is yours: In everything you do, acknowledge Jesus and He shall respond, keep and direct you in all your ways (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Maretha Retief

Illustration credit: Jeanne de Villiers