- Answer
Psalm 86:7
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:
For thou wilt answer me.
The Lord will answer the one who calls upon Him whether one is in trouble or not; but “in the day of trouble” is a good time to call; every day is a day of trouble, as Jesus says, “Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” (Matthew 6:34). God does not expect me to have a trouble-free existence and he doesn’t promise one. He knows how deep and pervasive is human sin and the consequent trouble it causes. But He loves and cares deeply and pervasively for His children when experiencing trouble, so much so, that when experiencing trouble every day He expects us to call upon Him; and He promises to answer.
Just as God did not create the world and then leave it alone to run by itself, neither did He redeem His people and then leave them alone to live by themselves. No, but He is involved in our lives daily and He promises to intervene when trouble comes. It doesn’t matter if I am the cause of my troubles by my own sin and guilt; He does not say, “Well, you made your bed….” I may, like the Prodigal Son, have caused my own troubles, but the Lord is looking on with mercy and outstretched arms waiting for me to call. The Lord is waiting for us and yearning to answer. “Deliver us from evil” is a daily prayer and daily He answers me.