DCLM Sincere Milk 7 September 2022 — Be thou my helper
DCLM Sincere Milk 7 September 2022 Devotional by Pastor W. F. Kumuyi — Be thou my helper
TOPIC: BE THOU MY HELPER
TEXT: PSALM 30:10-12
10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper.
11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Key Verse: “Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper” (Psalm 30:10).
MESSAGE:
The three-storey building where Jenny lives with her parents, suddenly collapsed and trapped her under a large concrete wall. Quickly, all around her was darkness. She began to pray, “God, help me! God, help me!! God, send help to me!!!”
For two days she remained in thick darkness wondering what will become of her; yet, she kept praying. As she was praying and crying, “Lord help me, do not forget me here”, she began to hear some rocking sound coming slowly towards her. Suddenly the slab that covered her was lifted up and all around her was light. Help had finally arrived.
Also Read: DCLM Sincere Milk 5 September 2022 — He knows your works
There is a song we love to sing:
“My Helper O, my Helper,
My Helper O, my Helper;
There is something that makes me
Come into your presence, my Helper.”
Even nations seek various forms of help from one another. Also, humans, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak, adults and children, need help in one way or the other. But real help comes from God who alone knows our needs.
The Psalmist was surrounded by enemies. The help of man would have failed him. In his trouble, he cried to the Lord and He delivered him.
You need help in all areas of your life. If you, in sincere prayers, call on the Lord, He will answer and send help to you, and you will glorify His Name
Prayer: Lord, all my needs are known to You. Please do not delay to help me.
Further Reading: Hebrews 13:5, 6
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
