BEST OF BEST: 13 of 31 "Call Upon the Lord"

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Start your day with the Word in hand.
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Welcome to Mighty Moment, where it only takes a
moment to have a mightyencounter with God.
Our speaker, dr Bobby J Bowles,is guiding us on a
transformative exploration ofthe scriptures from Genesis to
Revelation as he brings to lifethe incredible and fascinating
stories of the Bible.
We pray that you are encouragedand spiritually strengthened,

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so let's turn our hearts andminds to the Word as we prepare
for today's journey of discovery.
Here's Dr Bobby with today'sMighty Moment.

Speaker 3 (01:02):
Call upon the Lord.
In this episode of MightyMoment we proceed with our fun
31-day journey looking at thebest of the best scriptures from
the Word of God.
These are tremendous,encouraging spiritual truths
that you'll want to memorize.
These are 88 of my favoritepassages from the Bible, my top
101 verses.

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Each episode loosely tiestogether three verses from the
list in a common spiritualpremise, but each verse is
individually special in and ofits own right.
Contact Mighty Moment if you'dlike a copy of my best of the
best list.
In this episode we'll look atnumbers 40, 41, and 42 from our

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list.
Throughout the tapestry ofScripture, god constantly
invites us into intimatedialogue with Him when life's
pressures mount and uncertaintylooms.
Three remarkable passages shinelike beacons of hope Psalm 50,
verse 15, jeremiah 33, verse 3,and Romans 8, 31.

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Together they reveal a God whoeagerly awaits our call,
promises deliverance and standsundefeated on our behalf.
Number 40 on our list of 101top Bible verses is Psalm 50,
verse 15, which is the divineinvitation to call in times of
trouble.
Reading from the New King JamesVersion.

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The verse reads Call upon me inthe day of trouble.
I will deliver you and youshall glorify me.
In the New American StandardVersion.
Call upon me in the day oftrouble.
I shall rescue you and you willhonor me.
The message version reads andcall for help when you're in
trouble.

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I'll help you and you'll honorme.
This verse is a personalinvitation to contact the Lord,
not from a distant, detached God, but a plea from a loving
Father who made us, who caresfor us and cares about us.
He wants to be connected to ourlives.
God wants to be involved inevery aspect of our life and

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stands ready to be our aid andassistance, whatever we need,
whenever we need it to reach outat any time, but specifically
when we're in trouble.
The invitation has a promisethat God will help us.
It's as simple as calling, andthe promise to help comes with

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the assurance that it will be soincredible that he will be
glorified afterward.
God is like just see whathappens, I'm going to blow you
away.
I also see something else herein the verse that is significant
.
Christians are not exempt fromthe storms of life.
The verse says in the day oftrouble or when you're in

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trouble.
In other words, trouble willcome, but we need not fear or
get surprised by it or dismayedby it or discouraged by it.
Help is ever available to us.
All we need to do is ask.
The Hebrew word used here in theverse for call is kara.
Actually, it appears as thefirst word in this Hebrew

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sentence, giving it remarkableimportance.
In the grammatical syntax it'sframed as an imperative verb, a
command, a requirement, amandate from God Himself.
This isn't merely a suggestion,but an order Call upon me.
The Hebrew word for troubleused in this verse is sra,

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meaning distressful, tight,cramping, anguish-filled places
and times of life.
It comes from a root wordsuggesting everything is
squeezing in on us from allsides at once.
This opens up the possibilitythat this trouble encompasses
any heartache you might feel orbe experiencing at the time.

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King Hezekiah in the Bibleprovides a powerful example of
calling upon God in trouble.
When Assyrian forces laid siegeto Jerusalem and their generals
sent a threatening letterdemanding surrender, hezekiah
entered the temple and literallylaid the letter before the Lord
.
He called upon God as thesovereign ruler of heaven and
earth, praying O Lord, our God,save us from Sennacherib's hand,

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that all the kingdoms of theearth may know that you are
alone, the Lord.
Isaiah 37.20.
God answered dramatically,dispatching an angel who slew
vast numbers of the Assyrianarmy sending the rest fleeing
home.
Hezekiah's direct appeal to Godin his moment of national
crisis perfectly exemplifies theprinciple of Psalm 50, verse 15

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.
Number 41 on our list isJeremiah 33.3, which is the
promise of a divine revelation.
Reading from the New King JamesVersion Call to me and I will
answer you and show you greatand mighty things which you do
not know.
In the New InternationalVersion Call to me and I will

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answer you and tell you greatand unsearchable things you do
not know.
The New American StandardVersion Call to me and I will
answer you and I will tell yougreat.
And I will tell you great andmighty things which you do not
know.
The Message Version Call to meand I will answer you.
I'll tell you marvelous andwondrous things that you could

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never figure out on your own.
And the Living Bible.
Ask me and I will tell you someremarkable secrets about what
is going to happen here.
This verse addresses a probingquestion on many hearts Do my
prayers go beyond the ceiling?
Does God hear me?
Does God receive my prayers andcalls for help?

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Will God hear?
Will God answer?
Does God care?
This verse answers with aprofound and emphatic yes, yes,
yes, yes, god hears, yes, godanswers.
And yes, god does care.
God, in this verse, promises,commits and reassures us that he

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does hear our prayers and heanswers our prayers.
Now there are three possibleanswers yes, no or wait.
We must be patient in Hisresponse, as His answer and His
timing will be perfect, as heknows everything and will do
what is absolutely best inresponse.

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He not only is going to answer,but he is going to reveal
Himself to us and show usinsights we could never have
imagined.
Wisdom from the Lord ispriceless.
We think we understand ourproblem, but we do not.
We think we understand how tosolve our problem.
We do not.
We only think in human termsand limitations.

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But God is not bound by thoselimitations.
No, god is not limited by humanboundaries of thinking.
Not only will God act on ourbehalf by answering our prayer,
we will be mesmerized at howawesome the solution is,
speechless as we observe Hisincredible power and resolution

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and as he shows us incredibleand powerful things.
Jeremiah 33.3 takes us beyondprayer as petition to prayer, as
a gateway to divine revelationGiven to a prophet in prison.
This verse reminds us that ourmost confining circumstances
often become God's classroom forsupernatural insight.

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Number 42 on our list is Romans8.31, which is the assurance of
divine advocacy.
Reading from the New King JamesVersion what, then, shall we
say to these things?
If God is for us, who can beagainst us?
In the New InternationalVersion, we read what, then,

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shall we say in response tothese things?
If God is for us, who can beagainst us?
And the message version.
So what do you think?
With God on our side like this,how can we lose?
And the Living Bible.
What can we ever say to suchwonderful things as these?

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If God is on our side, who canever be against us?
This verse begins by asking aquestion which, in essence, is
asking how are you going toreact when troubles come?
Will you get angry?
Will you get frustrated?
Will you get defeated and giveup?
Ultimately, we need to respondas winners, for God, the God,

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the Almighty.
God is on our side and there isno one like God.
There is no one smarter thanGod.
There is no one more powerfulthan God.
There is no one bigger than God.
There is no one that loves youmore than God.
Why would I be worried aboutanything, as God is on my side

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and he is bigger, smarter andmore powerful than anything I
will ever face, meaning myvictory over whatever is
confronting me is assured in thepower of Jesus Christ.
In the original Greek, theconstruction of if God is for us
implies not uncertainty butestablished fact.

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It could be rendered since Godis for us, and the word in Greek
for in the verse is hyper,indicating being over or above,
in a protective sense,suggesting God standing as our
defender or advocate.
This contrasts with the Greekword against kata, which

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indicates opposition from belowor beneath, suggesting any
opposition is ultimatelyinferior to God's protective
stance.
The question format who can beagainst us is a rhetorical
device in Greek that expects theanswer no one of consequence
rather than list of enemies.
It's not denying the existenceof opposition, but declaring its

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ultimate impotence incomparison to God's advocacy.
Romans 8.31 poses a questionthat answers itself if God is
for us, who can be against us?
That answers itself If God isfor us, who can be against us?
This verse doesn't deny thereality of opposition, but
reframes it in light of God'ssuperior advocacy.
It transforms how we perceiveour challenges, not by

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minimizing them, but bymaximizing our view of God.
In conclusion, these threepassages we looked at in this
episode, psalm 50.15, jeremiah33.3, and Romans 8.31, form a
powerful triad of promise thattransforms our approach to
prayer and life's challenges.
Together they reveal a completepicture of divine

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responsiveness.
We call upon God in trouble.
He delivers us and reveals Hismysteries, and we stand
confident in His advocacyagainst all opposition.
The common thread is God'sinitiative.
He commands us to call, hepromises to answer and he
positions Himself for us.

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As we embrace these truths,prayer transforms from desperate
pleading to confident communionwith an eager God who wants to
respond, reveal and defend us.
We move from seeing prayer asoccasional crisis intervention
to experiencing it as constantlife support, the vital
connection that sustains usthrough every circumstance.

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May these verses inspire notjust occasional cries for help
but a lifestyle of dependent,expectant conversation with our
ever-present Lord.
Friends, in our next episode,casting Burdens, we will
continue our look at the best ofthe best 88 Bible scripture
passages by looking at numbers43, 44, and 45.

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In my top 101 favorite verses,we'll explore Psalm 55, verse 22
, matthew 6, verse 33, and Psalm23, verse 6.
I hope you've enjoyed our timetogether and I pray you have a
mighty moment with God today.
Be blessed.

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