“He heard my cry for Mercy” Pt. 2
Matias Uribe - March 10th, 2024
We are back with part 2 of this devo, which if you are just joining us please go back and read part 1 as it will give context for what is to come.
Let’s begin.
I split this message into two parts. First, we have the scripture, and second, we have the lesson. What was the Lord trying to say when He brought about this message? This is what I have come to understand. I process things vocally, so when I repeat something back to people, I realize what I have been learning, and something new comes up every time. I have verbally processed it three times at the time of writing, and it has shown me a new piece of growth. Let me share.
On the first time sharing, I realized what this trip meant for me. If you see the 2023 page, you realize that I came on this trip last year, and it was truly a groundbreaking experience for me. The trip became a source of freedom. I went into the trip simply out of obedience and came out liberated from the hatred that stirred in my heart for my own country and family. I had walked into a trip to a place where I had resentment and was entangled by pride and hate, and it was those two very things that the Lord taught me to let go of there. Sound familiar? It gets crazier.
The second time I shared it, the Lord revealed a few new things. For context, we had arrived from a very difficult goodbye on Thursday as we had to say goodbye to our friends in Tierra Bomba, and it was hard, really hard. This was only the beginning of the struggles as we were challenged when we arrived at the senior home. Our time there was filled with tears, that is all I can say, but what the Lord had revealed was that in 24 hours, we saw the beginning of life with our friend in Tierra Bomba and the end of life at the senior home. The Lord whispered, “People pray for both of these.” I was in shock, but it’s true. How often do we hear of people praying for a new life, and how many pray for a long life? Anyways, let’s continue. The Lord had related it to verses 8 & 9 “For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.” and verse 14 & 15 “I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all of his people. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants.” We have a duty to commit and a vow we are responsible for when we commit ourselves to the Lord. There is something the Lord is revealing now. What brought about the thought was seeing the daughter of a church member take her first steps at the church. I see now. “For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, MY FEET FROM STUMBLING, that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living” Poetic. May every step she takes be blessed by the Lord. Let’s continue before I need to make a part 3.
The third time I shared it was just a bit ago, while it was a voice memo, the Lord had shown me just how cool and specific His faithfulness is. Remember when we were talking about the cool similarities I had with the Psalmist? (not just because I like writing and poetry but experiences) He revealed something cool. Let’s read verses 5 & 6 “The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.” Not only does our God save, but He is gracious, righteous, and compassionate. I realized that the same things that He had liberated me from last year became a source of joy this year. Not only that, but He had been working a period of rest into our schedule for me to realize it. This brings up why the Psalmist tells his soul to rest. Well, how else would we have enough time to know the goodness of God if we don’t stop long enough to notice it?
