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Psalm chapter 28, verse 1.

To you, O Lord, I call.

My rock, be not deaf to me.

Lest, if you be silent to me,

I become like those who go down to the pit.

What a great picture of the importance of prayer.

Importance doesn't even seem to be a strong enough word, necessity of prayer, our extreme total

dependence on prayer. The whole picture here in Psalm 28 is, if God doesn't hear us,

then we will go down to the pit. That is true. Like if God doesn't hear me crying out for him to

save me from my sins, if God doesn't hear me crying out for him to save me from my sins. If God doesn't hear you crying out for you

to save you from your sins, then I, you, we will go down to the pit. We will be lost forever. We would

spend an eternity in hell if God did not hear our cries for mercy.

And the same can be applied in every other facet of life. We're walking through decisions that we're

making. We're asking God for help. If he did not listen to us and answer

us, we would not make the right decisions. We're walking through challenges and we are at the

low point in our weakness and our struggle. If God did not hear us, then we would continue to go

lower and be weaker with no strength in the struggle. Our lives are dependent like every moment

of every day and ultimately for all of eternity. Our lives are dependent on being heard by God.

And the good news is you get down to Psalm 286.

So Psalm 281, he says, if you're silent to me, if you're deaf to me, then I will become

like those who go down to the pit.

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