Call upon Me in the day of trouble

Key passages

a. Because He will answer

Psalms 50:15 ↗

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

Psalms 145:18-19 ↗

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

Psalms 34:6,17-19 ↗

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles. The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.

Psalms 91:15 ↗

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

b. Trust Him

Psalms 62:8 ↗

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

Psalms 56:3 ↗

When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.

c. Grace instead of immediate rescue

2 Corinthians 12:8-9 ↗

Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

Luke 22:41-44 ↗

And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed, “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Hebrews 5:7-9 ↗

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered. And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him

Further study

General

Philippians 4:6 ↗

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Psalms 77:2 ↗

In the day of trouble I sought the Lord; through the night my outstretched hands did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted.

James 5:13-18 ↗

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

Hebrews 4:14-16 ↗

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

Psalms 88:1 ↗

O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.

Psalms 102:1-2 ↗

A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You. Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.

a. Because He will answer

Psalms 66:19 ↗

But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

Matthew 7:7 ↗

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

Psalms 18:6 ↗

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.

Psalms 116:1-4 ↗

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy. Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”