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Psalm 81:7a "You called in trouble, and I delivered you..."

Day 204 – Psalm 81

“You called in trouble, and I delivered you…” Psalm 81:7a

CALLING OUT TO GOD IN TIMES OF TROUBLE

In Asaph’s intercession, he cried out to God and pleaded for answers. In the following text, God reminded Israel of the many times He had heard their cry and answered them.

“You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.”
Psalm 81:7

1. “You called in trouble, and I delivered you”

a) Many were the times when Israel called out to God in trouble.
b) God had never failed to answer their prayers.
c) He answered them with deliverance!

2. “I answered you in the secret place of thunder”

a) How did God answer the cries of His people?
b) “In the secret place of thunder”- was His reply.
i) “Secret place”- speaks of profundity.
ii) God’s answers are often deep and must be carefully fathomed.
iii) Thunder is a reference to the power of God.
iv) The thunder of God destroyed Egypt but spared Israel (Exodus 9:23-26).

3. “I tested you at the waters of Meribah”

a) Had the children of Israel learned anything from God’s answers to their prayers?
b) Had they grown in knowledge? Had they grown in their faith in God?
c) God tested them at a place called Meribah (Exodus 17:1-7).
i) He allowed Israel to suffer water shortage.
ii) Instead of believing in God the children of Israel raged against Moses.
iii) God tested the faith of the children of Israel and they were found wanting.

They had not learned how to trust God despite having seen His Divine power at work.