Ministry of Angels

Tuesday 12 May
READ: II Kgs. 6:8-23
MORE LESSON: Acts 12:7-10

One sure way the help of God comes to man is through His angels. Angels are heavenly beings created by God to guide, protect, deliver and provide for God's children. They are ministering spirits to God's people on earth, Are [angels] not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Heb.1:14 Angels heralded the birth of Jesus (Lk.2:10-12). And until the world ends, angels will work for God on earth.

Moreover, as we can see from our text, Elisha and his assistant woke up one morning to find themselves surrounded by armed enemies on horses and chariots. The assistant panicked, but Elisha did not, and he encouraged his assistant, … Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha: vs16-17. As the eye of Elisha's assistant opened, I declare that your spiritual eye open, and you will begin to see into the spirit realm as from now on, in Jesus' name. Psa. 91:9,11 say, Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;…For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. Since Jehovah is your dwelling place, angels shall become your body guards and armour bearers as from today, in Jesus' name.

Perhaps you can remember a time when you were rescued from disaster, and nothing but an angel could have done it. What about times of suffering? What about death? Jesus told a story about a man named Lazarus who suffered poverty and illness, but when he died, angels carried his soul to Heaven (Lk. 16:22). As far as we are on earth as God's children, God's chariots of fire surround us. So, go and do all you will today with a sense of security and protection because God is with you as a mighty warrior to defend you. No evil shall befall you again as you carry this awareness wherever you go, in Jesus' name.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that the activities of ministering angels around your life will be more obvious than ever.
* Ask that God will give His angels charge over you in all your ways today.
* Ask that you will not be disconnected from your ministering angels.
Prophesy Psa. 91: 11-14 on your life and family.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Like King David in Ps 103:4, I receive the crown of loving kindness and tender mercies to achieve what my strength and labour cannot achieve today, in Jesus’ name.

Help Meet for Man

Monday 11 May
READ: Gen. 2:18-20
MORE LESSON: Ecc. 4:9-12

The most honourable of all kinds of relationship among humans is marriage (Heb13:4). It is an honour from the Lord when a man marries a woman though it is not an honour without responsibility. It is a call to duty; the husband at work in the life of his wife and the woman at work in the life of her husband for a much more productive life (Eccl.4:9-12). Moreover, for the wife it is a call to a help ministry, And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed: Gen.2:18. God saw the situation of Adam in the garden and made up His mind to improve on it by giving him a help that is suitable for him. God is always ready to help man whenever He senses an inadequacy. It is not just that God can always make help for man, God is help to His people, as the Psalmist confirms, God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble: Psa. 46:1.

God is our refuge, He is our strength, and above all He is our very present help. To help Adam in the garden God made a woman, brought her to him and joined them in holy wedlock. The procession of the wedding ceremony is described in Gen. 2:23-25, when Adam identified what God brought to him, And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, (he named her as he did others) because she was taken out of Man (by divine revelation, Adam understood what God did). Then, God did the joining, Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh... Eve became Adam’s wife and one with him.

A wife is a valuable divine helper in the life of her husband. She represents God as a very present help to her husband; that is, she helps the man in the task he cannot manage alone. At times, she can be an expert assistant in her husband's life and destiny; that is a type of help given by those who know more than one does in a given task, and so can teach how to do it.

Invariably, God created and brought out the woman to fulfil an important task in the life of man, so she is neither inferior nor superior to the man, but is very essential in his life. Therefore, every wife should be alive to their God-given role in their marriage and serve well. The wife's success in her marriage and home is tied to her love for Jesus. She must learn to sit down with the One who has the hearts of her husband and children in His hand and receive all it takes to fulfil her role as a very present help to make good what is not so good. God help the wife in carrying out this role.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that God will raise help for you, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray that God will help all women to be helpers indeed.
* Pray that no man will lack a help mate in your church.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I receive the baptism of God’s favour right now, in Jesus’ name.

God has Power to Help

Sunday 10 May
READ: 1 Sam. 7:1-13
MORE LESSON: Psa. 27:1-6

Seeking the help of the Lord and not accessing it may sometimes be an indication that there is something God is not pleased with somewhere. The Scripture says HIS HANDS ARE NOT SHORT. In our text, Israel was going to lose a great battle if not for the early intervention of Prophet Samuel who cautioned, …if ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines: v3. Israel followed the prescription of the prophet and they were helped of the Lord. When we remove the obstacles between us and God's help, then we see God in action on our behalf.

The second thing they did to get God's help is to sacrifice a suckling lamb to God for a burnt offering after which Samuel cried to God for them, And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him: v9. Immediately, God intervened and the table turned against the enemy, And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel. And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car: vs10-11.

God has power to help, and to cast down, so don't fret because of your enemy. What you need to do is to make your way right with God. When your way is right with God you become a spectator in your own battle because the Lord will fight for you. Moreover, the Lord will not only fight for you, He will send His agents on errand for your victory. The Lord will send His agent to the enemy of your joy and fulfilment today and you will sing the song of victory so that you may boldly say as it is written, …The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me: Heb. 13:6.

Prayer/Action
* Declare that God’s help shall not cease in your destiny.
* Renounce sin as it hinders a man from accessing God’s help.
* Give thanks to God your help.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
I will arise and shine for my light has come and God’s glory is risen upon me today, in the mighty name of Jesus.

God will Help Me

Saturday 9 May
READ: Isa. 41:10-26
MORE LESSON: Psa. 22:4-5

The most authentic help a man can enjoy is that of God because He does not lack what it takes to help. God has all things at His disposal and He is ever willing to go to any extent to give help to man. Thus He invites, Call unto me, and I will answer thee…. Jer. 33:3. When God promises to help you be rest assured that He will do it. So, no child of God should run helter skelter because of a need; all you need to do is to call for God's help.

When David the king is in dire need of help in Ziklag, God sends him the type of people he needs-helpers to help with the war, Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war: I Chron.12:1. God will send you the very type of help you need today, in Jesus' name. But you must do like David, who keeps close to God; he goes into a secret place and calls upon God, He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence: Psa. 91:1-3.

When we turn to God in prayer in times of need, God's unfailing help comes immediately. Sometimes we look at the gravity of the need or the strength of our adversity and panic, but God assures, Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together: Isa. 31:3. God can help you despite the extent, scope and gravity of the issue, simply confess, Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought: Isa. 41:11-12 throughout today as you trust absolutely in the Lord. He will show His might in your situation, in Jesus' name.

Prayer/Action
* Say, Haba Father, help me, in Jesus’ name.
* Prophesy that with God on your side, the forces of Egypt and their horses shall fail in your matter.
* Give thanks to God because He is a very present help in trouble, therefore you shall not be troubled.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
Today, I receive God’s deliverance from blindness to good opportunities and right timing, in Jesus’ name.