GOD GIVEN ASSISTANCE

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We want talk about GOD GIVEN ASSISTANCE, so who is God? Genesis 1 v 1 says in the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. So who is God? The creator of the heaven and the earth.

John1 v 1 – 3 says in the beginning was the word, the word was with God and the word was God. And in verse 3 he says by him were all things created. So who is God? He is the creator of all things. Psalm 91 v 1 he says he that dwelt in the secret place of the most high, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. So who is God? The most high, the Almighty. Who is God? Jeremiah 32 v 27 he said I am the Lord God of all flesh, is anything too hard for me. So who is God; The God of all flesh, the one with whom nothing shall be impossible. Who is God; Genesis 14 v 18 – 19 calls him the possessor of heaven and the earth. So I can go on and on and on. At least you will have a rough idea of the God am talking about.

So when you hear somebody else says he is God, ask him, are you the creator of heaven and earth? Are you the creator of all things? Are you the most high? Are you the Almighty? Is there anything you can’t do at all? Are you the possessor of heaven and earth? If he cannot answer this question, then you will know he is not God.

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What is assistance? Basically when we talk about assistance, we mean that someone uses what he has to augment what is lacking in another, so that a purpose can be achieved. For example, you want to go to college, you are brilliant, you have passed the exam, but you have no money, so you turned to somebody who has money to give you financial assistance, so that you can end up becoming a graduate. So when we talk about divine assistance, we are saying God makes available all that he has available to you so that you can achieve any purpose in life.

That is why Paul said in Philippians 4 v 13, he said I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me, in other words, anything that I want to and I don’t have the strength to do it, I can call on Christ to give me assistance and in the text that we read, God made a promise; he said I will help you. He said when I decide to help you, all your enemies will scatter, he said you will search for them and you will not find them. Now when he says all your enemies will scatter, he is not talking about human enemies alone, he is talking about sickness, he is talking about disease, he is talking about demons, he is talking about bareness, he is talking about retardation. He is talking about everything contrary to your reaching your goal.

Why do we need God given assistance? Occasionally when individual efforts will not be sufficient to yield result. In John 5 v 2 -9 the bible tell us about a man who was by the pool of Bethsaida and he has been there for thirty eight years, trying on his own to be the first to jump into the pool after the angel has troubled the water, so that he can obtain his healing. He has tried for thirty eight years and has failed, one day he got God assistance and the problem of thirty eight years vanishes in less than thirty eight seconds.

When do we need God given assistance? When specialist cannot even help. In Mark 5 v 25 – 34 the bible tells us about the woman with the issues of blood and for years, she had gone from one doctor to another, instead of getting better, she got worse. The specialist could not help and then she got God assistance and in less than ten seconds; her problems were over.

When do we need God given assistance? When there is nothing anyone can do to help us, when there is nothing any human being can do. In John 9 v 1 -7 the bible tell us of a man who was born blind. Not that his eyes were bad, he never had eyes, there was nothing anyone could do to help him, it wasn’t a case of changing the glasses, it wasn’t a case of giving him drugs, it wasn’t the case of operations, there were no eye at all, and Jesus came and give him God given assistance and that which was missing 40 yrs was giving to him in a day.

When do we need God given assistance? When the Almighty God needs to go into the future and reverse the irreversible. In Genesis 18 v 9- 14 we heard the story of Sarah, she was ninety years old, she had not menstruated for more than 40 years and yet she wanted a child and she got God assistance.

The one who said nothing is too hard for him to do and the one that the world thought would die barren began to laugh and kept laughing for the rest of her life.

When do we need God given assistance? When the war you are fighting is over whelming.

Mark 5 v 1 – 20 tells us the story of a man who was not tormented by just one demon, six thousand demons were holding him captives, there were was no way that man could be free unless God step in and one word from the Almighty and suddenly freedom came.

What are the things God will make available to you so that you can achieve your purpose?

Number one, his name; his name is available to you to make you achieve the purpose what you want to achieve in Life. In Philippians 2 v 9 -11 the bible say he has a name that is above every other names, that at the name of Jesus, every kneel should bow. Somebody once said, if your problem has a name, it is already defeated, because there is a name that is above every other names, whatever may be your problem, if it has a name, it will bow to the name of Jesus Christ tonight. Is it demons? Mark 16 v 17 he said in my name you will cast out demons. As a matter of fact he said it comprehensively in John 14 v 14 he said if you ask anything in my name, I will do it.

If you need Jesus, just shout the name, Jesus!

And his blood is available for you.

Leviticus 17 v 11 says the life of the animal is in the blood, the blood of Jesus Christ contains his life, it contains the life of the Almighty God and he says that blood is available for you. You cannot rid yourself of sin on your own, it is the blood that cleanses from all sins and in Revelation 12 v 11 the bible says that the only way to overcome Satan is by the blood of the lamb. That power that is in the blood of Jesus Christ will speak for you.

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And he made available to us His word, that if you need help you can use my word, Psalm 119 v 89 says forever your word is settled. Ephesians 6 v 17 calls the word of God the sword of the spirit. The word of God is like a spiritual sword use to fight against the devil.

In Matthew 4 v 1 – 11 when the devil was going to test the Lord Jesus Christ, the only weapon that Jesus had was the word, he just kept on saying to the devil, it is written, and the devil cannot challenge what is written.

I am saying: it is written and I am saying, it is written: I will live I will not die and I will declare glory of God, I am saying it is written, I will be head, I will not be tail, I said am saying it is written; there is no weapon fashioned against that shall prosper, am saying it is written; the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want. I am saying it is written, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Everything you need in life to achieve your purpose in life shall be given to you why? Because it is written my God shall supply my needs according to his Glory in Christ Jesus. If you believe say amen!

In 1 king 17 v 8 -16 the widow of Zarephath had only one meal left, the prophet of God said you just give it to me and for the rest of the famine you will not lack, the woman believed the prophet of God and the Almighty God backed the word of the prophet.

I am saying in the name of the Almighty God, GOD BLEES YOU!

The question now is who gets God given assistance? Because you see God is sovereign, he does as he please, Psalm 115 v 3 he says our God is in the heavens, he does as he pleases, he can decide to help and who not to help, but when we search the scriptures, we discover there are certain people who will always get his assistance, Proverb 8 v 17 he said I love them that love me, and they that seek me early shall find me.

When your friend needs help you help. Who gets his help? Psalm 50 v 14- 15 talks about those who come into his presence with thanksgiving, he talks about those who pays their vows, he said such people when they call on him in time of troubles he answers them. Who gets his assistance; surely not those who are robbing, surely not those who don’t honour him. Who gets his assistance, simply put; those who ask for it.

Jeremiah 33 v 3 he said call on me in the days of trouble and I will answer you, the bible says if you don’t ask you don’t get, why? He had helped somebody before who didn’t ask for help, when trouble came, that fellow said to God, did I ask you for help. You are the one who decided to help and that trouble now has come so you must be responsible. Genesis 3 v 9 -12 it was God who decide to give Adam a wife when the trouble came and God said Adam why have you done what I asked you not to do? He said the woman you gave me, I didn’t ask you for one, I didn’t say I need a wife, YOU gave me one. That is where the trouble is, that is the time God made of his mind, that he will no longer assist anybody who didn’t ask him.

And this is why you must give your life to Jesus Isaiah 59 v 1-2 it said the hand of the Lord is not shortened, that he cannot safe, neither is his ear heavy that he cannot hear, he said but your iniquity have separated you between you and your God, that he will not hear, in other words; he is ready to help, but if your sin will not allow him to hear your cry, how can he help? If he doesn’t hear what you are asking for, maybe you are asking for the fruit of the womb, or you are asking for, healing, you are asking for promotion, you are asking for victory and he cannot hear what you are asking for, how can he release it to you, that is why you must give your life to Jesus because his blood will wash away your sins and your prayer will no longer be hindered.

Those of you who want to give your life to Jesus, begin to pray, ask the Almighty God to save your souls, ask him to wash away your sins, tell him from day you will serve him say bye, bye to a life of sin and you will begin to live for Jesus Christ

ask the Lord to save your soul, ask him to forgive you all your sins, promise him that you will serve him for the rest of your life …

In Jesus mighty name we have prayed, savior I want to thank you, I want to thank you washing away every sin they have ever committed, wash away in your blood in Jesus name, save their souls today in Jesus name, beginning from now, when they call on you answer them in Jesus name, you are the help of the helpless, help them in Jesus name. The grace to serve you till the end, give to them from tonight in Jesus name. Don’t let them go back into the world, in Jesus mighty name we have prayed.

PRAYER POINT

1. Praise him for past miracles, for various assistances he has given you, you want to praise him, you want to say God I want to thank you for the way you help me when I was little, thank you for helping me when no one could help me, thank you for protecting me when I didn’t even know what is called danger.
   

2. Father, please take my hand and lead me on
   

3. Father, I have no power of my own; please don’t abandon me to my enemies.
   

4. Father, don’t let the storm of life sweep me away
   

5. Father, please uphold me so that I will never fall and I will never fail
   

6. Father, please turn me to a channel of blessings; help me so I can help others.
   

7. Father, before this month is over , let me become a living TESTIMONY