I have written about Rich Mullins many times. He was killed 28 years ago on September 19. Leaving home to go to work, I have a sixteen minute video talking and singing both The Color Green and Creed. To be clear, you can hear my car giving safety alerts, clearly hear my iTunes playing and hear me singing.

I know what The Holy Spirit was saying to me. He has been singing over me for over three months. Here is just the last minute.

The Lord clearly used Rich Mullins and his music in my faith journey. Today, I want to honor my Father in Heaven and thank him, again, for how He used Rich to grow my faith.

When we pause to look at chapter 9, verse 19 across the Scriptures, we find a chorus of voices crying out to God — for justice, for mercy, for guidance, and for strength. These verses together form a testimony of His sovereignty and our dependence.

Psalm 9:19

“Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.”

➡ A call for God to rise up against human arrogance and establish His justice.

Jeremiah 9:19

“For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.”

➡ A lament of deep sorrow, acknowledging the consequences of forsaking God.

Nehemiah 9:19

“Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.”

➡ A testimony of God’s unfailing mercy and guidance, even when His people strayed.

Daniel 9:19

“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.”

➡ A bold intercession, pleading with God to act quickly for the sake of His name and His people.

Job 9:19

“If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?”

➡ A confession that God alone holds ultimate power and authority in strength and justice.

✨ Reflection

Taken together, the 9:19 Scriptures give us a pattern:

Psalm calls for God’s justice. Jeremiah mourns the cost of disobedience. Nehemiah remembers God’s mercy. Daniel pleads for God’s swift action. Job acknowledges God’s supreme strength.

They remind us that in every season — lament, wandering, intercession, or confession — God’s sovereignty and mercy remain steadfast.

Oh, Father God, your loving kindness makes my heart sing.