A God Who Hears

God also said to Moses, "I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name the Lord I did not make myself known to them. I also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan , where they lived as aliens. Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites , whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant."
Exodus 6:2-5

It may be that the Lord your God will hear all the words of the field commander, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to ridicule the living God, and that He will rebuke him for the words the Lord your God has heard. Therefore pray for the remnant that still survives.
2 Kings 19:4

Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
Daniel 10:12

Who is God? God hears. In the above three Bible passages we find that God heard His children and came to their aid. In Exodus 6, God heard the groaning of the Israelites; In 2 Kings 19 God heard the ridicule of the Assyrian King; and in Daniel 10,God heard Daniel's prayers. God hears us. Whether we pray a great elaborate prayer like Daniel or just cry out to God in the midst of our affliction, He hears us.

In Exodus, God heard the groaning of the Israelites who were under the heavy hand of affliction at the hands of the Egyptians. His answer did not come swiftly; the Israelites suffered much more before God finally threw off the rule of the Egyptians over them. Often God answers us in the same way; He doesn't always remove the affliction right away. As a matter of fact, sometimes He doesn't remove the affliction at all, but gives us the grace to live with that affliction.

We also learn through Bible passages such as 2 Kings 19, that God also hears everyone. In this case He heard the ridicule of the Assyrian king, and came to the aid of the Israelites. God hears when people around you blaspheme His name, taunt you because you are a Christian, or simply don't believe He is truly God. Pray to Him; He hears you and will help you.

In Daniel we have a very interesting example of God answering prayer by sending an angel; the angel, however, was delayed by Satan's angels. Do you believe in angels? Do angels help us today? We see the example of God's uses of angels in both the Old and New Testaments. God still uses them to help and protect us. Never forget that there is a spiritual realm all around you engaged in a constant battle. Satan uses his angels to take as many people as he can to hell with him; if he cannot get your soul, he will try to discourage you and make your Christian testimony weak and of little or no effect. God sends His angels to guide and protect you, and at the time He has ordained bring your soul to heaven to be with Him forever.