Gospel Reflections #756: The heart of the righteous

Psalm 34:17 "When the righteous cry out for help, the Lord hears and delivers them from all their troubles."

The 'righteous' are those who, despite their imperfections, are convinced that God is the only One who can redeem and guide us, and who are aware of their weaknesses, inadequacies and ugliness.

God sees the motives of our hearts rather than our superficial deeds.

By those motives, he hears our cries and meets our needs.

Being rescued from all our troubles" does not mean that we always get a happy ending, but that God knows us, sees us and is with us in our troubles, so that we no longer see our troubles as troubles, and we even feel peace, so that the clouds of anxiety disappear. We are guided.

They are guided to choose God's thought process and experience God's work in God's way and in God's timing.

God never leaves anyone behind or abandons anyone who seeks Him.

God is always listening to us.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.