February 25th, 2024.
Topic: THE MYSTERY OF CRYING OUT
Text: Psalm 50:15, Jeremiah 33:3, Psalms 34:17, 56:9, Luke 18:35, Mark 10:46–52, Psalms 18:6, 107:4–8.
Minister: Dr. Daniel Olukoya (G.O. MFM Worldwide)
I will like you to listen to me very carefully before we go into the special prayers of this morning.
Throughout history, believers have cried out to God in times of distress. Sometimes, after years of praying, a single cry like this brings direction. Sometimes, after years of praying, a single cry like this brings deliverance instantly. It is interesting to note that there are such powerful results in the Bible from simply crying to God.
There is a difference between praying your prayers and crying your prayers. Somebody like Blind Bartimaeus did not pray his prayers; he cried his prayers. And so throughout the scriptures, believers are instructed to cry out to God in times of trouble.
Let us go to a few scriptures so that you can understand where we are going and how believers miss simple instructions.
Every cry you are going to make to God here today shall bring you instant testimonies, in the name of Jesus. (a sevenfold amen).
Let us read a few interesting scriptures:
Psalms 50:15 (KJV): “And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”
Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV) says: “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Psalms 34:17 (KJV) says: “The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”
If the Bible wants to say “the righteous pray’”, it will say “pray”. But the Bible says that the righteous cry.
Psalms 56:9 (KJV): “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”
When will the enemies turn back? “When I cry unto thee,” not “while I am getting worried at home,” not “when I am getting depressed,” “so anxious,” or “when I am weeping.” Those things do not turn back the enemy, but when you cry unto God. The blind man Bartimaeus cried out, “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.”
Luke 18:35–38 (KJV) “And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging: And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
He kept crying, and the Bible says something very interesting in verse 40.
Luke 18:40 (KJV): “And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him,”
Why? There were so many people around with Jesus, but only one man cried unto Him. Because there is a rule in heaven that God will never reject a cry from the heart. That cry from the heart does something in heaven. It is like an alarm bell. Raise your right hand where you are and cry unto the Lord:
(Shout your name), hear the Word of the Lord: pursue your pursuers, in the name of Jesus.
Mark 10:46 (KJV) “And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.”
The enemy had used his problem to define him. He was known as ‘blind Bartimaeus’. Can you raise your right hand and shout:
Any evil name attached to my name by the enemy, backfire, in the name of Jesus.
It is like that woman who had a miracle. She had three children who were all mad. She was rich; she had cars and everything. But what they were calling her on the street was “mother of the insane.” They had used an evil name to describe her.
That is why I am praying one more time: any name heaven did not give to you, that the enemy is using to describe you, let that name backfire, in the name of Jesus.
Mark 10:47–48 (KJV) says: “And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
The cry was a nuisance. He did not allow anyone to hear anything again. For a whole crowd to be shouting “Stop shouting,” it means it was an extraordinary cry. And as everyone was shouting for him to be quiet, he cried even more. Then something strange happened.
Mark 10:49 (KJV): “And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.”
Jesus could not move. Meaning his cry put a brake on the legs of Jesus. Jesus stood still. He could not move. The rule of heaven cannot be broken. That was a cry from the heart.
Your cry will put a brake on Jesus today, in the name of Jesus.
Mark 10:49: “And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.”
The same people who were saying shut up began to say cheer up. The language had changed.
Those who are presently mocking you shall be disgraced, in the name of Jesus.
So if he had kept quiet and said to himself, “Well, it would be a good idea if He touches me” without crying out, he would have missed his miracle.
Mark 10:50 (KJV) “And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. The garment was going to be a hindrance so he threw it away. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?”
What kind of question was this? Is it that Jesus did not know that the man was blind? It is because his prayer was not specific. “Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.” It is a general prayer. Mercy for what? And part of the rule of prayer is that it must be specific. There is plenty of mercy you can show to a blind man. So which one was he asking for?
Years ago, there was a crusade at Tafawa Balewa Square, and God was doing powerful miracles in that place. There was a blind man at the gate of that place who never entered the crusade there. He just kept begging. On the final day of the crusade, as members of the evangelism group were coming back from evangelism, they sighted the man at the gate and said, “This blind man, you do not want to enter into the crusade; God is healing people inside this place, and you are outside!”
Then one of them laid hands on the blind man’s head and said to him, “Receive your sight!” and his eyes popped open! Everybody around him was rejoicing, but he was crying. He kept crying and saying, “Who asked you to open these eyes? Do you know how much money I make here? How am I going to make money now?” Here was a blind man at the crusade who was not ready to be healed.
Mark 10:51b: “The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.”
That was a specific prayer. You do not come to God and say, “I want the bone of my bone and the flesh of my flesh.” Which bone? Which flesh? That is not a specific prayer.
Mark 10:52 (KJV): “And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.”
Jesus said, “Go thy way.” He did not say “My anointing has made you whole,” “My power has made you whole’ or ‘heaven has made you whole.’ He said ‘thy faith’. That is,” the temporary holy madness, the Spirit of the violent taketh it by force you just displayed now,” has made you whole.
I am praying one more time for somebody here today: Every cry you will cry here will manifest not only in your life or in your family, but in your generation, in the name of Jesus.
This is an example. Crying to God is an act of desperation. Crying to God is an act of total concentration. Do you see anybody crying and not concentrating? You can go to a prayer meeting and they say, “Open your mouth and pray.” The mind of a person who is praying gently can have time to wander around from his house to the food he plans to eat later that day. But for somebody crying out, his mind does not have time to wander around.
Crying to God:
- Is a fervent expression of faith in God.
- Is an expression of trust in His goodness and power. That is, the reason you are crying to Him is that He can act on your behalf.
- Expresses the following traits: genuine humility, unconditional surrender to God, a plea for mercy and telling God about your helplessness, a desperate cry to God is an admission of one’s need to God. It is amazing that it is something spread all over the scriptures, yet people do not take it seriously.
Psalms 18:6 (KJV) says: “In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”
A desperate cry enters the heart of God. The Bible is full of many examples of those who cried to God, and God delivered them. Elijah cried, and God revived a dead child. Jehoshaphat cried, and God delivered him from the hand of the enemy. Hezekiah cried, and God gave him victory. Even the disciples of Jesus cried when the storm was roaring against them when they said, “Master, cares not that we perish?” and Jesus arose and stilled the storm.
Even blind Bartimaeus cried and got his healing. They all cried desperately. Many times, beloveth, desperation is the best thing that happens to us. It is when you come to an end to yourself. It was what caused Blind Bartimaeus to cry out in spite of the persecution around him. You have done what you know how to do, but nothing has changed? That desperation is the final cry before manifestation. When you get to a place in your life where you either breakdown or breakthrough, desperation is needed.
It is a positive power that causes you to throw yourself completely on God. Anyone who wants a giant glory of God must come to a place of desperation with God. Let me be honest with you: desperation is the breeding ground for miracles. It will produce change. When Hannah was desperate, she cried in desperate prayer to God.
This morning, God is looking for somebody here who will cry in desperation.
What does it mean to be desperate? It means:
- to be reckless because of despair or urgency.
- having an urgent need or desire.
- extreme.
- excessive.
- making a final, ultimate effort. The Bible says, “The devil has come down to us in great wrath, knowing that he has a short time.” He has come down in a desperate attack. So, your desperation must confront his own desperation.
- a frantic effort.
- very extreme in degree and effect.
When true desperation takes place, you do not care what people are saying, just like Blind Bartimaeus did not care what people were saying. It has no respect for what people are saying. It will go to places where no one will go. It will allow nothing to stop it. When a person is desperate, the desperation introduces extra energy. But the big truth is this: when you become desperate, your progress begins. So it is not a bad thing.
Psalms 107:4–8 (KJV) tells us this: “They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!”
These people cried out in desperation because of what they were going through. Many blessings from heaven will not manifest until you get desperate. Desperation will tear the roof and push inside the crowd. It is never offended. That woman came to Jesus and said, “Lord, come and heal my daughter.” She was desperate. Hannah was desperate. She was insulted by Eli. The Caananite woman was insulted by Jesus when He said, “We cannot take the children’s food and give it to dogs.” Desperation loses inhibitions.
It breaks barriers, like that woman with the issue of blood. It does not take offence. It risks being. It goes beyond comfort. It goes beyond tradition, cosmetics, emotions, and reasons; it ignores those who are comfortable staying in the boat. It is immune to criticism. When you get desperate, they will view you as extreme, unusual, weird, and even sometimes strange. When you get desperate, people will try to hold you down and shut you up. If you are truly desperate in the spirit, you will get what you want.
Desperation will do whatever it takes to get what God has promised you, because now you have come to the end of yourself. That desperation overcomes fear. There is always a miracle on the other side of desperation. It is like the last stage of pregnancy. It is a breeding ground for miracles. A desperate cry is an emergency cry that attracts immediate attention. It will certainly move the hands of God. It provokes God to action.
Blind Bartimaeus had no eyes to see. But he had a mouth. He used what he had to get what he needed. He used the available to get the desirable. Thank God and congratulations you have a mouth. Use it. The man cried more than once. Some. People cry out for a while and keep quiet. If you have cried out in the past and nothing happened, cry out again today.
When you cry out like that, there will be:
- Healing.
- Restoration.
- Deliverance.
So this morning, resign from the school of spectators. It is a tragedy to gain pleasure just by being a spectator. It is a tragedy to spectate when you should participate. Patience spiritually is not the attitude of a spiritual warrior but perseverance. Patience sometimes implies accepting the situation as it is. It does not matter what has happened before. When you cry to God, things change.
PRAYER POINTS.
- Owners of evil load in my destiny, carry your load in the name of Jesus.
- Embargo assigned against my progress; die in the name of Jesus.
- Strange powers, chasing away my miracles, expire in the name of Jesus.
- Powers gathered to destroy me, destroy yourselves, in the name of Jesus.
- Where is the Lord God of Elijah? Arise, let my problems die, in the name of Jesus.
- Witchcraft embargo, placed on my rising and shining, scatter in the name of Jesus.
- Every sacrifice placed in the coven against my life, catch fire in the name of Jesus.
- Any power assigned to cover my glory, I grind you to powder in the name of Jesus.
- Angel of my destiny, locate my foundation, and kill my battles, in the name of Jesus.
- Heaven over my (mention the area you want a change in, e.g., career, marriage, finances), open, in the name of Jesus.
- Powers attacking my next level, you are liars; die in the name of Jesus. (a sevenfold amen).
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