“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me” (Psalm 50: 15).
Here is a promise for all time, never dated, and never too late to be claimed. It is a “tried and proved” promise. It calls for THE SIMPEST POSSIBLE OUTCRY: ” … call upon me … ” When all is lost we can still cry, and the one to cry to is the Lord. That cry is the simplest possible thing which could be demanded. No time limit is put on this cry. It does not say cry early on the Lord. No, the promise is as wide as possible in its invitation. There are no limits to the grace and goodness of God. Just call on the Lord, not on the church, not on the minister of the church, but upon the Lord of the church. Go to the top where the real power is. The Lord never breaks His Word. You can depend on no one else but Him.
THE GREATEST POSSIBLE OUTCOME: ” … I will deliver thee … ” How great will the outcome be! God will deliver thee. The way of deliverance, the method of deliverance, the time of deliverance, or the manner of deliverance are not even mentioned. Those are matters of God’s sovereign love.
But the greatest possible outcome is guaranteed, deliverance is absolutely sure. Back of the promise is the “I will” of the Almighty God who ” … fainteth not, neither is weary … ” (Isaiah 40:28). Heaven and earth will pass away, but this word of His will never pass away. Call and depend upon it, the answer will be yours.
THE HAPPIEST POSSIBLE OUTLET: ” … and thou shalt glorify me.” What an outlet of praise, behavior, and witness will be the result. There will be happy acknowledgement that it is the Lord’s doing. God will be given all the glory. There will be happy contentment. The winter will be over at last, and the times of our delivering God will overflow our hearts. There will be happy impartment. Telling others will be our happy employment. Praise the Lord!