READ: 1 JOHN
5:9-14
One of the
greatest lessons, which we ought to learn, is that we ought to repose
confidence in God instead of putting our trust in mortal man. The stories of
certain Bible characters reveal that life is unpredictable and human help is
undependable. No condition, no matter how good, is permanent. The only
permanent thing is God’s faithfulness and grace. This is why we must hold unto
God tenaciously at all times. Many of us would only come to God when there is a
problem. We use God as a fan. When the heat is on, we turn Him on and when we
are cooled, we switch Him off. You cannot remain a Divine champion that way.
When there are no problems at all, you must pray. Whoever wishes to remain a
Divine champion must remain in contact with the One who made him a champion. In
other words, he prays when there is no contest and when there is a contest.
Psalm 50:15 says, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall
glorify Me.” Job 5:19 says: “He shall deliver you in six troubles, yes,
in seven no evil shall touch you.” It does not matter how many troubles
that come against you, provided you keep on praying. He would still be there to
make sure you remain a champion. The moment you sense that trouble has come, go
immediately to your prayer closet and begin to call on the Almighty God. Many
of us wait until the storm has almost swallowed us before we remember that we have
Someone who can help us. In Mark 4:35-41, Jesus Christ was in a boat with his
disciples when there, arose a storm. He was sleeping while they battled with
the boat on their own. It was when the boat started sinking that they
remembered that there was Someone who could help. Psalm 46:1 says, “GOD
is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Call on
Him anytime there is the slightest trouble. When most of us get into trouble,
the first thing we think about is our social and political connections. We put
our confidence in man instead of putting our trust in God. Human beings will
fail but Jesus never fails.
MEMORIZE:
PSALM 50:15 –Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you
shall glorify Me.
