Thou drewest near in the day that I called : thou saidst, Fear not.O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. Lamentations 3:57-58

Matthew Poole's Commentary

There was a time when I was in distress, and called upon time, and thou didst draw near unto me. God is never far off from any of us, as to his essential presence; nor is it possible that he should, for he filleth all places. But he is said to be near us or far off from us, as he manifests, or doth not manifest, his goodness to us by acts of gracious providence: of that drawing near the text speaketh. God being infinite in goodness and mercy, is spoken of as absent from those persons and places where he is not showing mercy, and present only there where he showeth forth his goodness, and to be drawing nigh to them to whom he beginneth to show mercy.

Thou saidst, Fear not; thou didst encourage me formerly upon my prayer. upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.

(verse 57)

Matthew Poole's Commentary

Thou hast been wont to take my part against my enemies, not like a lawyer by word of mouth, but actually and really pleading my cause. Thou hast redeemed my life; thou hast saved me from many a danger which looked fatally upon me.

(verse 58)

My notes:

God is always just a whisper away. In the darkest of night, the sunlight of day. He is ready to hear from us. Ready to be a help in time of trouble. Ready to comfort us in times of sorrow. 

And ready to bless us. We just need to call on Him.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. Take care and God bless the rest of your day!