FAITH CAPSULE: God is a good God who will answer and attend to all who cry out to Him.

1 Samuel 10:17-27

We serve a good; caring; gracious and merciful God. He is a God with good purpose; a God with plans to save and preserve His children. Out of the act of His goodness and mercy, He promised His children a new heart. His promise states, “…then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them.  And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from doing them good;” (Jeremiah 32:39-41) It takes a good gracious God to have a good plan and purpose for His rebellious children. He was God in the Old Testament, He is God in the New Testament and He will continue to be God in Future Testament. He is worth of all our thanks giving and praise!
Peter asked Lord Jesus about the issue of forgiveness stating, “…Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”” (Matthew 18:21) Jesus, out of His goodness and mercy responded to Peter, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” (Matthew 18:22) Surely, God made room for His children not to miss heaven. Imagine, 7×70 times of going back to ask for forgiveness. God is definitely worthy of a reasonable sacrifice of thanks giving on a regular basis.
Rebellious act (sin) is not enough to separate His children who cry out to Him with the heart of repentance. The Israelites consistently rebel against God and get into agonizing challenge which causes them to always cry out to God. God, in His goodness and mercy always give heed to their cry.
It was a rebellious act when they asked God for a king. (1 Samuel 12:17) During Samuels address at Saul’s coronation, Samuel points out the goodness of God as he reminded the Israelites about their cry out which provoked the goodness of God. It is written, “When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.” (1Samuel 12:8)
Crying out to God is not a sign of weakness but to get God’s attention. Is your challenge rooted in sin? A cry out unto God just like the Israelites is a way of getting God to attend to you. God is a good God who will answer and attend to all who cry out to Him. Psalm 86:5 testifies, “For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You.” Turn to God, call upon Him by crying out to Him and He will not disregard your call.

Prayer for today: Ask for His goodness and mercy in every direction of life.