Lord, Send Help Again

Text: II Kings 7: 5-17
MORE LESSON: John 5:1-8

Only God can exist without the assistance of anyone; no man can. From conception, the fetus needs the mother to survive. And as soon as the baby is born, he needs the assistance of the parents to grow and fulfil destiny. Help is an action given to provide assistance or aid.

The man at the pool of Bethesda wasted thirty eight years to infirmities due to lack of helpers. This man suffered until he lost his real identity. It was easy for the Lord Jesus Christ to find out his story from passers-by who knew him as the man that was abandoned by the pool, (Jn 5:6). When asked if he would like to be made whole, the man related why his condition had not changed; I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred, he said. Helpers are men/women positioned at strategic points in life to ease one’s burden.

The city of Samaria was besieged by the Aramites. This caused a great famine in the city to the extent that some women decided to eat up their children to survive. The king was contacted and he did three important things. (1) He recognized that only God could help (II Kings 6:27). Some people are at ease with their situations and don't see any need for a helper. A man will not earnestly seek help over what he has not considered to be a problem. That is why a drunkard can mock God's Word and His preachers as he drinks his alcohol. (2) He felt really bad for the condition his people were in; he tore his clothes and mourned in sackcloth. Adulterers can watch Christian channels in the hotel as they defile each other.

They think they are rich, wealthy and so need nothing from God (Rev 3:17-18). (3) He sought to kill the prophet Elisha. This connotes that the king realized that the prophet, who was the only one with the solution to the famine, had not done enough to deliver the land. By the word of the Lord Elisha gave a humanly impossible prophecy, which broke the siege. Our nation needs the help of God. We are sons and daughters of the Prophet; mind what you say about the situation because the solution to the siege is not in the hands of soldiers or politicians but in the hands of God through us His prophets.

God uses human beings to provide help. There are genuine helpers of destinies located for each man. God is indeed our helper and shield; no man can survive a moment without His help. Peter was sinking on the high seas one day and all he did was to cry for help; Jesus heard and rescued him. You too can access God's help by calling on Him today; He can send help again!

Prayer/Action
* Ask the Lord to send you help from His Sanctuary.
* Ask God to empower your destiny helpers.
* Declare that your life will be a source of help to somebody's destiny today.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
There is hope for my help before the throne of God in 2015 and it starts today, in Jesus’ mighty name.