Let your cry comes to the Lord your God! Will He hear your cry? During this COVID-19 pandemic, many are crying to the Lord of the Universe. Does He hear these cries? We may not know what God is doing in this world and how he is going to do, but we know that in His perfect timing, He will act. We also know that God is Sovereign and Supreme. He is in control, and He does not make mistakes. Nothing that has happened comes as a surprise to God! God is aware of what is happening. For me, the most comforting words are these: “God knows what He is doing.” For me, I will still trust Him and lean upon Him because I know that He is faithful and good. There is still this question, and it remains: “Does God hear your cry?” Let us look at the Word of God, the Holy Bible, and see how God dealt with His people when they cried to Him.
In the book of Psalm, we can learn several such incidences. In Psalm 18, we were told how David responded to God when God delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. In verse 2, he declared that: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” He rested in the faithfulness and goodness of God. For David, God protected him from harms and hurts, provided strength and shelter for him and preserved him alive. In verse 6, we know that David cried to God for help when he was in distress. Did God hear his cry? He mentioned that God heard the voice of his cry from His temple. His cry reached His ears! In verse 18, he mentioned that the LORD was his support in the day of his calamity. In verse 28, he mentioned that it was God who lighted his lamp and the LORD his God lightened his darkness. Isn’t it wonderful to trust in this wonderful God? God does hear the cries of His children, His beloved people! It is God’s prerogative to act and respond. We just need to wait and be patient for His visitation and His intervention.
In Psalm 34:4, we know that David sought the LORD and He answered him and delivered him from all his fears. Similarly, when we seek the LORD earnestly, He too would answer us and deliver us from all our fears. In verse 6, David mentioned this: “This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.” Similarly, we, who are God’s children, when we cry to the Lord our God, we know that He hears us and will save us out of all our troubles. In verse 19, we are comforted that though we encounter many afflictions, the Lord our God will deliver us out of all of them.
In the book of Exodus, we can also learn of such incidences. In Exodus 2:23-25, we saw what happened to the people of Israel. They were distressed because of their slavery. They groaned and cried out to God for help. Their cry did reach God’s ears. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God and God heard their groaning. God knew what they were going through. God did remember His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. In Exodus 3:7-10, we learnt that God told Moses that He saw the affliction of His people who were in Egypt and heard their cry because of their taskmasters. God knew that they were suffering and been oppressed in the hand of their taskmasters. God told Moses that He was sending him to Pharaoh that he may bring His people out of Egypt. God chose Moses to deliver His people out of the hand of their oppressors. God did hear their cries!
In Nehemiah 9:27-28, it was mentioned that when the Israelites sinned against God, God gave them into the hand of their enemies who made them suffer. In the time of their suffering, when they cried out to God, what happened? God turned a deaf ear to their cries. No! God heard them and provided saviours who saved them from the hand of their enemies. This was done according to God’s great mercies. When the Israelites did evil again, did God abandon them? Yes! God gave them into the hand of their enemies again. According to God’s mercies, when they turned and cried to God, God heard them and delivered them. From this, we learnt that God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. (Psalm 103:8)
Let me at this point shares an acronym which means a lot to me. The acronym, “C. R. Y.”, is “Christ Remembers You!” To me, this is very re-assuring to know that Christ Jesus remembers me, and He knows what I am going through. I have my own struggles and I am trusting God to deliver me from them all. I need to overcome my weaknesses and to work diligently on my strengths. I need to constantly remind myself how great is my God and how gracious is He. When I cry to Him, He does hear my cry. When the Spirit of God speaks to me, I will readily listen to Him. Recently, God has taught me this virtue: “Humility.” In 1 Peter 5:6-7, I am instructed to “humble myself.” I will humble myself under the mighty hand of God. I will cast all my anxieties on God. I know that at the proper time, He will exalt me. Amen. I will keep on calling upon God and crying out to God for He will not reject me but receive me willingly and warmly. When I cast all my cares upon Him, I am assured that He, my gracious and loving Heavenly Father, will care for me. Amen.
“Does God hear your cry?” – I believe that God does hear your cry. Let us wait upon the LORD and worship Him the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. In God’s perfect Will and timing, He will visit and intervene!
