A Heartfelt Cry


 Somehow the heartfelt cry of God’s children moves Him.  Danger, misery and desperation will not stand when someone cries out!  For example, when the children of Israel were so long in bondage to the Egyptians, it is the heartfelt cries that ultimately turned the situation in favor of the people (Exodus 2:23-25).  The Bible says God heard them and God remembered His covenant. In verse 25 the Bible says, “…God had respect unto them”. In Exodus 3:8, God said, “I am come down to deliver them…to bring them up out of that land…”

At the Red Sea, it was a moment of desperation with the Egyptians coming after them and the Bible says, “…the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD” (Exodus 14:10).  Again, God came to the rescue in response to a dangerous situation (Exodus 14:14).

I think of Jesus at the tomb of Lazarus in John 11.  The scripture declares that Christ Himself “cried out with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth” (John 11:43).  What happened? A man, dead for four days came walking out of the tomb!  Death was overcome by the cry of a loud voice. A heartfelt cry connects with God’s mercy (Psalm 107:6, 13, 19, 28). Misery cannot withstand the power of someone crying out to God.

So what can we gain today, in this present hour, from crying out to God?  We have the assurance that God hears us as He did in the past. Deliverance, victory! I’m just going to believe it! How about you my friend?


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Pastor Bruce Freeman

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