I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice

“I will cry unto God with my voice, Even unto God with my voice; and he will give ear unto me.” (Psalms 77:1, ASB)

   The psalmist Asaph declares his commitment towards prayer life. He is determined that he will continue to pray and cry out unto the Lord until He hears and answers the prayer. The psalmist is not willing to give up even if the answer is delayed. He is determined to continue to cry out unto the Lord and never stop until God comes down to help him.

   This is what we call perseverance. Perseverance is the steadfastness of faith which refuses to give up even if the answer is delayed. That is the wisest thing a believer can do. Leading the battlefield of faith before attaining victory is very illogical. We must continue to trust the Lord and serve Him even when we don’t feel like it. We must continue to trust and praise Him even when our feelings and experiences compel us to believe that He has left us. That is the wisest thing to do because there is nothing better we can do.

   We may be strongly convinced that God has left us but we must continue to trust Jesus, love Him and serve Him because there is no one better than Jesus in the whole universe. Among all the so called gods of all the religions can we find anyone more loving and forgiving than Jesus? Can we find any other god who made a bigger sacrifice than what Jesus did for us on the Cross? Definitely not! Why then should we leave Jesus? We would be doing a wise thing in leaving Jesus if we can find a better alternative. But leaving the Lord whom we have loved and served so far and not finding anyone else who can take His place in our lives is definitely a foolish decision, isn’t it?

   The same logic is applicable when we are being tempted to leave our prayer life. When the Devil tempts us to give up our prayer life we must ask ourselves, “Is there something better I can do? Is there anything better than prayer?” You know the answer. The Devil may convince us that it is useless to pray but still prayer is the best thing we can do. When the Devil asks us, “What is the use of prayer?”, we must ask him back, “What is the use of stopping the prayer?”! Even the Devil cannot answer the question. Even the Devil will have to agree after all that there is nothing better than prayer. So we can safely conclude that perseverance is the wisest attitude in spiritual life. Let us be steadfast in our faith till the Lord returns to gather the faithful unto Himself. God bless you, have a nice day!