Scripture as well as history is filled with examples of people who cried out to God. God has a perfect track record of answering prayer. Prayer is not a recent Christian invention. It is as old as humanity itself. Since creation, people have desperately needed a means to ask God for help.
Moses and Aaron knew full well their desperate need for God. They faced insurmountable problems. The needs of their people were enormous. The difficulty of leading a former nation of slaves was demoralizing. Those two men cried out often to God. And God always answered. Likewise Samuel lived in an age when God’s people were victimized and disheartened. Their enemies were much more powerful than they were. Apart from God’s intervention there was little hope.
The Bible makes it clear that when these people pled with God for help, God was absolutely faithful to respond. Not only did these men receive an answer to their request, but their nations also felt the impact of their prayers.
Today, Moses, Aaron, and Samuel are nowhere to be found. But we are here. Moses cannot intercede for our nation. We must do that. But, as we take our turn to plead with God, it will also be our joy and honor to receive His answer. What a privilege to speak to God on behalf of others!