The Best Listener

JULY 27, 2023

 “Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.” (Micah 7:7)

“My God will hear me.” What a delightful sentence! It becomes even more precious when we consider the conditions under which it was uttered. Notice the prophet begins with “Therefore.” Micah sees betrayal all around. His beloved nation is fraught with corruption in high places, which has had a devastating effect on every element of society. “Trust ye not in a friend,” he said, “put ye not confidence in a guide.” He went so far as to say, “…keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.”He questions whether or not a father can confide in his son; or a mother in her daughter. (Vs. 5, 6) “Therefore,” he determined, “I will look unto the LORD…my God will hear me.” This is a choice line for every child of God, and a precious thought upon which to ruminate. Can you say with faithful Micah, “My God will hear me?”

The key to this rich treasure hangs on the first two words: “My God.” The cherished blessing is not in the fact that God hears, or even that He hears me. There is no doubt that God hears everything. Never has a word been spoken that has gone past His all-hearing ear. “My God” means God in covenant with me; and “will hear me” means that He hears as a Father hears his dear child. Let us put to our own soul the question – can I truly think of God and call Him “My God”? If so, that means election and selection. There were many gods in the day of Micah the prophet, but he, in effect said of Jehovah, the one true and living God: “This God is my God; as for me, my heart shall only worship the great invisible and all glorious Creator.” To say, “My God” also supposes an appropriation by faith. It also signifies knowledge and acquaintance, for surely every true believer can say with Paul, “I know whom I have believed.”Micah’s was a personal relationship with God. It cannot be doubted that in this claim, “My God,” is an embrace of love that is filled with joy and delight.

Let us all who can rightfully make this claim enter into the “argument” that the words of the prophet suggest. Does not this glorious claim contain within itself a secret logical argument? “My God will hear me.” As surely as He is my God, He will hear me. First, He will hear me because He is the living God, and not like gods of stone or wood which have ears but hear not. The poor heathen could cry out in their times of need like the prophets of Baal, but all to no avail. But God’s children can call upon their Father in heaven out of their deepest distresses, and He will hear. It is His memorial that He hears the prayers of His people. “My God will hear me.” Notice with what confidence Micah speaks. This is our Gospel confidence. The great joy of our faith is that we are called upon to prove it. The proof of the Gospel lies in the testing of it in a practical way – by enjoying it. We must be confident, for “he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” Our God is real and can be believed. “He that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”

Notice the blessing itself. What is the favor that Micah is assured of here? “My God will hear me.” God will hear us out; He will hear our complaint; He will hear our requests. Sometimes the Lord cannot grant us exactly what we ask Him for, but He does not hear our cry with indifference. Thankfully He does not always answer by granting the thing asked for, but He is nevertheless moved by our prayers. He hearsthem. This is particularly comforting when we consider the aforementioned context of Micah’s statement of confidence and assurance. God is our faithful Friend and the best Listener, when we desperately need one who understands our hearts. So many times that which is most needed is to unburden our souls to our God and Savior, Who is a true and faithful Friend. He is the best Listener, and He will hear us. “My God will hear me.”