Help, Lord!

"Daddy, help!" It was just two words, but that's all she needed to say, and in a moment I was in the other room to see what my two-year old daughter needed. She didn't need to use big impressive words. She didn't need to construct a long explanation. Just a cry for help was all she needed to make and all I needed to hear.

We see this from David in Psalm 12:1. He doesn't start out addressing God with a bunch of "deep religious jargon." No, he just rushes right in with "Help, Lord" (NASB). The most powerful person in all of Israel modeled the essence of child-like prayer - a humble, bold and dependent cry for help to the Lord, the sovereign name of God.

One of the most spiritually mature things we can do today is just cry out with a simple prayer for help and know that God hears us and is a very present help in time of need. Remember the words of Jesus - We are not "heard by our many words" (Matt.6:7); we are heard because we are God's children. This means we don't need to turn prayer into a form of self-righteousness that attempts to manipulate God into doing something for us. No, our Heavenly Father says to us today, "My children whatever is troubling you, whatever is on your heart, just cry out, 'Daddy help!' I will hear you and help you."