HE RESPONDS

Memorise: "And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me" (Psalm 50:15)

Read: Psalm 50:14-15
 
The widow of 2 Kings 4:1-8 cried desperately before her turnaround came. Until you cry out over that unpleasant situation, Heaven may not consider your need for change. The common mistake is to assume that since God is all-seeing and all-knowing, He will bring about a desired change when He deems fit. Sorry to disappoint you. Heaven does not change what you can tolerate or endure. If you can endure or 'manage' that sickness, sorrow, poverty, failure or retrogression, you cannot get something better from Heaven. What you cannot stand will definitely be an item for change. The reason many people will die in their undesired state is because they are not fed up with it. If your attitude towards a negative trend is silence, then that's proof that you are still enjoying it. Expect the devil to increase the load. The only proof that you are fed up of that bad situation is by rebelling against it; not accommodating it for a second more. Are you truly fed up with that situation you have been complaining about?




Moreover, when the widow cried in desperation, God responded through His servant. In Psalm 50:14-15, God promised to respond to your call in times of trouble. Are you in dire need of divine intervention? The Lord will respond to your call today. A look at the above passage establishes a link between giving and receiving. You have to give to God before He will respond to your SOS call. It also connects thanksgiving and payment of vows with divine response. This tells us that one reason God may not respond in desperate situations is because of our debts - vows and offerings unpaid. If you find it difficult to thank God for what He has done for you, or you are yet to redeem your vows to God, you may indirectly be hindering God from responding to your emergencies. Not every earthly emergency is taken as such in Heaven. Whenever there is an SOS call, the angels will have to find out if the fellow in that situation is a debtor or not. If you have not paid your debts, you lack the right to effective asking. Perform your vows today!

Is anything stopping God from hearing your calls? Prayerfully remove such hindrances.