Key to Immediate Help

Monday 2 February
Text: Matt. 7:7 - 8
MORE LESSON: Mark 10: 46- 52

Most of us are familiar with the story of Blind Bartimaeus. Jesus is passing through Jericho and Bartimaeus gets His attention and is brought to Him. Bartimaeus is conspicuously blind as he stands in front of Jesus. Y et Jesus asks, ...what do you want Me to do for you? Mark 10:51.

Does Jesus not see that the man needs sight when He asks what he wants? But the reason He asks is because the principle for accessing help is that you must use your mouth to ask for it. The key to immediate help is your mouth.

Paul and Silas are arrested, beaten and kept in the prison with their hands and legs bound in chains. They are put in the inner chambers of the prison and the gates firmed locked, but the enemy does not tie their mouths. So they break the chains on their hands, feet and even the prison gates by the key of word. The Bible says that they pray and sing praises to God (Acts 16:25) and thereby destroy the chains, locks, gates and the entire prison by the spoken word.
If you need God to give you instant help, you must pray. Anything that makes you to keep quiet about your problem wants to kill you. You must ask for help from the Lord. You also need to speak to people as well; don't die in silence. Use your mouth and seek for counsel.

Use your mouth and ask somebody to pray with you. When I was young in the faith, we had prayer partners that we agreed together in prayer to settle issues. Don't bear the burden alone, look for a burden bearer and always pray together. From Matt 18: 19, we know that if two shall agree concerning anything on earth, God will send help from Heaven. So talk to somebody- use your mouth. Beyond talking to human beings – your pastor, leader or whoever – you must also know how to talk directly to Heaven. There are no middlemen, secretaries or personal assistants that you need to pass through before you access God in Heaven. So make do with His provision of help from above: remember the key is the use of your mouth to ask.

In Matt. 14:29–30, Peter walks on water, and begins to sink with Jesus in front of him. He doesn't assume that Jesus knows he needs help. He shouts for help even though he is right in front of Jesus. When he uses his mouth, the Lord also reaches out and helps him. Do not assume that God knows what you are going through, and will act. An assumption is not a request; you have to say what you want the Lord to do for you. The key to your help begins with your mouth, use it to pray from today.

Prayer/Action
* Ask God to help you in the place of prayer, especially in difficult times.
* Declare that your access to Heaven will never be shut.
* Ask God for speedy result in the place of prayer.
* Give thanks to God for being the God that answers prayer.
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PROPHETIC PRAYER
February, I prophesy to you, you will not cooperate or align with anything that opposes my joy and glory.