LET GOD HELP YOU, {2}

MEMORISE:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of man be lifted up. John 3:14
READ: Numbers 21:7-9
7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We
have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and
against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away
the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the
people.
8 And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery
serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to
pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh
upon it, shall live.
9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon
a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had
bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass,
he lived.
MESSAGE:
The coming of sin into the human race brought about a
lot of calamity into human life. One of the calamities
is sickness. As sin can be very contagious in effect,
so can sickness too. The good news, however, is that
the Almighty God is also ready to help the human race
get over this. He promised the people He chose for
Himself through their progenitor, Abraham, that He
would spare them the agony of sickness and diseases:
“And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness,
and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which
thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all
that hate thee.”
Deuteronomy 7:15
From time to time, the devil causes man to sin
against God so that he may be destroyed by the One
who created him, thus frustrating the divine love
which God bestowed upon humankind. As if this is not
enough, the devil goes ahead to deceive man not to
accept the divine help that can rescue him from all
his diseases. In the story we read in the Bible
reading for today, the children of Israel sinned
against the God of their fathers and God sent fiery
serpents to kill them. After much plea by Moses, God
decided to help them.
It is unfortunate that many refused to look and live
when they were bitten by the fiery serpent. They did
not allow God to help them (1st Corinthians 10:9).
Jesus said, just as Moses lifted the serpent in the
wilderness and those who looked up to it were healed,
so also whoever will allow God to help him will look up
to Jesus for healing (John 3:14). The reason is that
He came to pay for the sin of humanity and so, by His
stripes we were healed (1st Peter 2:24). Beloved,
what infirmities are you suffering from? Have you
tired and suffered by the hands of physicians like the
woman with the issue of blood? Come believing the
Great Physician today. Jesus Christ will heal you as
He did to the impotent man at Bethesda (John 5:1-9).
For you to enjoy divine healing, however, you must
belong to the Great Physician. The food meant for
children cannot be given to dogs or slaves (Mark
7:26-30). Allow the Great Physician to help you today.
PRAYER POINT:
Father, please heal my infirmities today in Jesus’
name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 2 Samuel 8:15-11:27 and
proverbs 11:4-17
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN :
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS.
What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden,
cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge;
take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In his arms he'll take and shield thee
thou wilt find a solace there.