THE CRY OF THE DESPERATE
04th Jun 2014
You might think that all babies cries mean the same thing. Let me assure you that they don’t! There are many distinctions - some just mean, “I’m awake, take some notice of me!” or, “You are neglecting me!” or, “I’m hungry or in pain - do something!” It takes time for parents to interpret the different sounds, but they do and so does our Heavenly Father.
Barren Hannah cried from the depths of her heart; it looked like out of control drunkenness to Eli, but was heard by God. (1 Samuel 1:12-17)
Thirsty Samson, having slaughtered masses of Philistines with his own hands was desperately in need of water. He cried out to God and the rock basin split open and water poured out, and from that time the place was known as “Caller’s Spring.” (Judges 15:18-19)
The Israelites in slavery in Egypt eventually cried out with the same intensity and God sent them a deliverer in the form of Moses. (Exodus 3:9-10)
Blind Bartimaeus heard that Jesus was passing by, and he cried out with many trying to silence him, but Jesus heard him and he got what he needed, which for him was his sight. (Mark 10:46-52)
A friend of ours on the mission field in Africa, who had already had extensive surgery for cancer, one morning found a lump and it didn't look good. But the ramifications of returning to England for investigation and more surgery were too much to contemplate, so she cried out, out of the depths of her being with an intensity that surprised her. God heard, so did the lump and it moved. It had already been checked by the local surgeon, and when called to examine it again the next day - it was no longer there!
Something about the degree of desperation moved the Father’s hand.
How desperate is your cry?
by Joyce Sibthorpe
