Introduction
Everybody needs ‛âzar. Even God Almighty (Yahweh) needs ‛âzar. If you are going to advance to the next stage in
life, you need ‛âzar. ‛Âzar comes into our lives in several ways. It takes
wisdom, faith, knowledge, and discernment to recognize ‛âzar.
Without ‛âzar, domestic animals would become susceptible to wicked
people and wild animals. ‛Âzar is the Hebrew word for help. We have the help of God,
the “help” of the devil, the help of spiritual forces, and the help of
humankind.
Each ‛âzar (help) has spiritual laws. Christ Jesus needed ‛âzar
‛ in his ministry. If Christ
Jesus needed ‛âzar, then everyone needs ‛Âzar. You need help. I need help. We need ‛âzar (help) to do certain things in life.
This is one reason God created two hands, two eyes, two ears, two
brains, and two legs. The body works as a team. Without the help of the other,
it breaks down. The fact that we need help does not mean we should ignore the
principles of God.
Some people use ungodly ways to attract ‛âzar. In the long run, they reap the unpleasant harvest. In
this article, I will use several passages from Holy Scriptures to broaden your
understanding of âzar.
The doctrine that
God always uses humankind
to bless others creates too much attention on men. This doctrine is making
people lose faith in God. People are placing their faith in men. Our faith must be in God! (Meditate on Jeremiah
7:5-7, Numbers 23:19).
I believe in the help of humankind. However, I don’t put all my faith in
people. God has several ways of helping humanity. God can help us without using
another man. I will write more about God’s help (divine intervention) in this
article.
Many people are putting their faith and hope into humankind. When you
put all your faith in humanity, you limit the help of God. God is a jealous
God. He does not share his glory with any man.
The jealousy of God does not lead to evil. God’s jealousy is rooted in
holiness. God can create supernatural miracles without the input of humankind,
so don’t put all your faith in a man.
The person you have placed all your faith in has limitations. That
person also needs the help of God. The truth is that everybody needs help. It
doesn’t matter how rich, famous, and powerful the person is; that person has
needs and wants.
You may not physically see some people's needs because some people can
pretend to be okay. In the secret place, they cry and desire help. Although God
uses men to help, nurture and mentor other men, God can help, nurture and
mentor us directly without using another man.
Adam is an example. He received direct nurturing and mentoring from God.
Abraham had no spiritual father. God mentored and nurtured him without the use
of another man. God mentored and nurtured Noah directly from heaven.
Talk of Daniel. He played a significant leadership role in Babylon.
Daniel had no spiritual father or mentor. God nurtured and mentored him
directly from heaven. Elijah, Eli, and several saints of God had no spiritual
fathers, yet they could walk with God.
Having a spiritual father and mentor is excellent. However, some
“spiritual fathers” abuse their spiritual sons. In our time, we have the Holy
Spirit. The Holy
Spirit is our guide, teacher, and comforter (see John 14:26; 16:13).
We have the Word of God as a guide (see Psalms 119:105). God has several
ways of nurturing and mentoring his children. Maybe your calling might not be
that you should have an instructive spiritual father.
The Holy Spirit has a way of helping (nurturing) you. Some people, too,
are weak in the Spirit. These vessels need genuine spiritual fathers to help
them in life. God can help you directly from heaven.
The Holy Spirit is your helper. Christ Jesus is your helper. The
Heavenly Father is your helper. The corrupt systems of the world, the lustful
desires of the flesh and soul, and the demonic spirits can become a barrier in
your life. However, the ‛âzar (assistance, help, and relief) of the Holy Spirit is
unlimited. In the book of Romans, Apostle Paul emphasized the help of God.
The sunantilambanomai of the Holy Spirit
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what
we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for
us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the mind of
the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to [the
will of] God.
Romans 8:26-27 KJV
Naturally, we are weak in the flesh. We don’t even know our needs and
wants. We don’t know how to pray. However, the
Holy Spirit knows our weaknesses. The Holy Spirit knows us more than we
know ourselves.
The Holy Spirit knows our needs and wants. When we pray
in the Spirit, the Holy Spirit intercedes for us. When we pray in
tongues, the Holy Spirit sunantilambanomai (helps) us.
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine
help.
Hosea
13:9 KJV
Our sunantilambanomai is in the Holy Spirit. No one can help us better than
the Holy Spirit because He knows everything about us. Men may help you. Their
help will still be incomplete because they don’t know everything about you.
Men can temporarily make you happy, peaceful, and joyful. In the long
run, you begin to crave help. This should tell you that the help of humankind
has limitations. Some people marry hoping that they will become happy.
After marriage, they realize that marriage couldn’t solve their
problems. Some people think money will solve their problems. After acquiring
the money, they realized that money couldn’t solve their problems.
Some thought acquiring mansions, yachts, jets, cars, buildings,
electronic games, and things of the world would complete their lives. After
acquiring these temporal things, they realized that those things couldn’t
complete their lives.
Some people thought acquiring institutional certificates would feel the
gap of hopelessness. After getting these perishable certificates, their lives
became more miserable. Numerous people are in pain.
People are searching for the meaning of life. Some are in hospitals
seeking medical attention. Some people are in psychiatric hospitals and mortuaries
because they can’t get the help of God.
Some people are in nightclubs, while some are in deep sin. Amid these
things, they realize they need something (the help of God) to complete their
lives. You may have things of this world.
If you lack God's help (power and wisdom), you are the poorest person on
earth (see Revelation 3:17). Christ Jesus stated that if a man gains the whole
world and loses his soul, he has lost the greatest asset.
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose
his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Matthew 16:26 KJV
Living in this world without the intervention of God is a disaster. You
need the help of God (salvation
of Christ Jesus). You can do your best to make life comfortable. Your
family may show your love and care. Your friends may provide you with your
needs and wants. Can I present to you that you need the help of God?
The seeds of Paul and Apollos
Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers by whom ye
believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that
watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
1 Corinthians 3:5-7 KJV
Apostle Paul knew the secret of God’s help. He knew that without the
help of God, his labor would be in vain. Until God gives the increase, your labor
is empty. Until God gives life (the strength), you cannot enjoy your labor
(money, family, friends, and assets).
Paul planted. Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. It takes the
help of God to become a person of value. Before the devil could destroy Job's
family, he needed God's permission. God can help you without the use of man.
However, men cannot help you without the approval of God. Men of power
can sign and endorse your document. Until God approves it in the celestial
city, that document becomes invalid.
There are situations God can use men to help you. He can also help you
directly from heaven without the effort of men. I will show from the Holy
Spirit Scriptures how God helped several men without the intervention of human
beings.
I want you to put your faith in Christ Jesus and His Word. Believe in
the sovereignty of God. Divine help is possible. Don’t allow people to abuse
you because of the temporal challenges. Don’t allow the temporal things of this
world to blind you.
Don’t allow people to use their temporal power, connections, and assets
to harass you. Don’t allow the economic crisis to destroy your faith in Christ
Jesus. Don’t submit to the enemy’s command because of temporal
afflictions. Do not give up because we serve a God of miracles. With
God, all things are possible (meditate on Jeremiah 32:26-27, Luke 1:37).
The case of Gideon
Gideon and his men were about to face the Midianites and Amalekites. The
Midianites and Amalekites were skilled in warfare. Most of Gideon's warriors
feared the battle. At the command of the Lord, God told Gideon to tell his
warriors to go home.
God told Gideon to tell his fearful warriors to return to their families.
Of thirty-two thousand (32,000) warriors, only three hundred (300) warriors
faced the Midianites and the Amalekites.
At the end of the battle, Gideon and his men won the war (See Judges
chapters six and seven in the Holy Scriptures). God was alerting Gideon and his
men that he could win the battle for them without their input. How can three
hundred men defeat a million trained and skilled warriors like the Midianites
and Amalekites? It takes the ‛âzar (help) of God!
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
Psalms 121:1-2 KJV
The psalmist knew his help came from the Lord. Our helper is the Creator
of heaven and earth (Christ Jesus). He alone holds the key to deliverance. It
takes the help of God to break the strongholds of the enemy. It takes the divine
touch of God to break the mountains limiting your glory. In the book of
Ezekiel, we see a powerful revelation about the help and power of God.
The mysteries of the dry bones
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out in the spirit of
the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley which [was] full of
bones,
And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, [there were]
very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were] very dry.
And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered,
O Lord GOD, thou knowest.
Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O
ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.
Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath
to enter into you, and ye shall live:
And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and
cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall
know that I [am] the LORD.
So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I prophesied, there was a
noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, bone to his bone.
And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and
the skin covered them above: but [there was] no breath in them.
Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and
say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath,
and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and
they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
Ezekiel 37:1-10 KJV
God can make the impossible possible (see Luke 1:37; 18:27). Your
situation might look like dry bones. The dry bones symbolize any impossible
situation in your life. The dry bones represent your life's limitations,
sickness, and affliction.
Prophesy to your dry bones to receive life! Decree and profess the
promises of God recorded in the
Holy Scriptures. When you speak the Word of God into your dry bones,
the Spirit of God will resolve the situation.
Every darkness in your life will receive the unquenchable light of God
when you decree and act on the Word as led by the Holy Spirit (meditate on John
1:5). There is nothing the Word of God cannot do.
Your responsibility is to decree the Word with faith. In the book of
Genesis chapter one, God spoke light into the darkness. God expects you to
speak light and life into the darkness blocking your promised land.
The devil and his minions might have hijacked your promised land. Speak
the Word of God with absolute faith. The demons inhabiting your promised land
will vacate when you speak out the Word.
The red sea blocking your promised land will bow when you decree and act
on the Word of God. The power of God will overflow when you speak the Word of
God. When you decree the promises of God into your dry bones, the angels of God
will intervene.
The elements of God will respond to your orders when the Word of God
comes out of your tongue (meditate on Hebrews 4:12, Jeremiah 23:29, Proverbs
18:21). Experienced and knowledgeable doctors, herbalists, professionals,
experts, loved ones, and enemies might have concluded that your case is unsolvable.
What is the Word of God saying about your dry bones? What is the Holy
Spirit saying about your dry bones? When you speak the Word and act on them as the Holy Spirit leads, you will receive the help of God!
The boetheo of Apostle Peter
Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands
to vex certain of the church.
And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take
Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and
delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending
after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing
of the church unto God for him.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was
sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before
the door kept the prison.
And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and a light
shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up,
saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from [his] hands.
And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And
so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which
was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.
When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the
iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord:
and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel
departed from him.
And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety,
that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of
Herod, and [from] all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
Acts 12:1-11 KJV
Herod has already killed James, the brother of John. His next victim was
Apostle Peter. This wicked king was ready to destroy the disciples of Christ
Jesus. When the disciples of Christ Jesus lifted prayers unto the Lord, He sent
an angel to release Apostle Peter.
Your enemies might be stronger than you. They might have connections with
higher authorities. Do not allow those connections to intimidate you. God can
deliver you when you lift prayers unto him.
If God did it for Apostle Peter, he could do it for you. The Lord has
delivered me from several attacks. He can deliver you when you call upon him
(meditate Romans 10:13, Isaiah 41:10-14).
Nothing is impossible in the sight of God. You may not have a lawyer to
assist you in the case. The enemy might have concluded your case in court. Take
your case to the
courts of heaven.
When God intervenes, the power of the enemy becomes useless. God will
send an angel to boetheo (deliver)
you from the enemy's prison. God does not need a man to deliver you if the
situation is urgent.
God can bypass human beings. As he did for Apostle Peter, he can do it
for you. God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His name is I am. He is
always present. His goodness and mercies endure forever.
You have to lift prayers unto God. Be consistent
in your prayers. God will release an angel into your situation. God
will break the protocols of the enemy. Believe with all your heart that God can
help you without a man.
The ‛âzar of Apostle Paul and Silas
And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they
caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the
rulers,
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do
exceedingly trouble our city,
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to
observe, being Romans.
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates
rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them]
into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison,
and made their feet fast in the stocks.
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and
the prisoners heard them.
And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of
the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every
one's bands were loosed.
Acts 16:19-26 KJV
Apostle Paul and Silas were imprisoned because of the gospel (the good
news). Luke recorded that an earthquake dominated the prison when Paul and
Silas prayed and sang praises unto God.
The foundations of the prison shook. The prison doors opened. The chains
holding the hands and legs of Paul and Silas loosed. That’s the help of God!
The elements of God responded to the prayers and praises of Paul and Silas.
God did not use any man to deliver Paul and Silas from prison. He used
the earth, air, and power of the angels to set Paul and Silas free. It doesn’t
matter the chains holding you. It doesn’t matter the depth, height, and length
of the problem.
When you lift prayers and praises unto God, the elements of God will
respond. Praises are a seed
of sacrifice unto the Lord (see Jeremiah 17:26; 33:11). Anytime
we
praise and worship God in the beauty of his holiness, miracles occur.
Like Jehoshaphat and the people of Judah, their praises and worship
created a miracle for them. Spirit-led and Spirit-filled praises, worship and
praises activate God's miracle. God can descend with a mighty force when
you worship and praise Him from your
heart (see Psalms 22:3).
Stop depending on humankind. Begin worship and praises. Pray and praise
God with an understanding heart. Every Jericho wall will fall flat. Every chain
holding your deliverance will break. God will intervene without the input of
man when you activate this key.
The ‛âzar of Elijah
And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead,
said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand,
there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.
And it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook; and I
have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and
dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread
and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
1 Kings 17:1-6
KJV
If God could feed the prophet (Elijah) with ravens, God could help you
without a man. Why do you doubt the help of God? Why do you doubt the power of
God? Why have you placed all your faith in humankind?
God used birds of the air to feed a prophet! Some people may call it an
act of witchcraft. It is not witchcraft. God is mysterious. He can do whatever
pleases him. If ravens brought bread and flesh (fried fish) to Elijah by the
hands of the Lord, what can’t He do in your life?
God knew Elijah needed breakfast and supper, so he commanded the ravens
to bring bread and roasted animals to Elijah at the appointed time. Where did
the ravens get the bread and fried fish from?
God can do the impossible! He can use several channels to help you. If
God could use an angel to feed Elijah, and that food could sustain Elijah for
forty days and forty nights, what can’t He do for you? (See 1 Kings 19:7-18).
Remember, God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. The sovereignty
of God positions him to do whatever pleases him. He can help you without the
input of humankind. Note that God is righteous.
He will not sin in his works. Men may not understand your deliverance. They
may not understand God’s intervention in your life because the ways and
thoughts of God are unsearchable (meditate on Isaiah 55:8-9).
The ‛âzar of Samson
[And] when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines
shouted against him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the
cords that [were] upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire,
and his bands loosed from off his hands.
And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took
it, and slew a thousand men therewith.
And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the
jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.
And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast
away the jawbone out of his hand, and called that place Ramathlehi.
And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast
given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die
for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
But God clave an hollow place that [was] in the jaw, and there
came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he
revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which [is] in
Lehi unto this day.
Judges 15:14-19 KJV
God had empowered Samson to defeat a thousand philistines with a
jawbone. After the war, Samson became thirsty. Samson was dying out of water.
He needed the help of God. When Samson called on the LORD's name, Lehi's rock
split open.
Water came from that rock. Samson drank to his satisfaction. That’s the
help of God! What would have happened if Samson did not get water to quench his
thirst? He could have died! I have watched movies where warriors died out of
thirst and hunger.
The Warriors won the battle but died because of no water. When Samson
called on the LORD, there was a divine intervention. God expects us to call on
him in time of need (meditate on Matthew 7:7-8).
When you call on God, He will not ignore you. If God has called you into
the ministry, he will help you in times of need. Sometimes God can use men to
help you. However, God can help you without the input of human beings.
As he did for Samson, he can do it for you when you call upon him. If
God calls you to start a business, school, church, or anything, he will help
you when you call upon him. In my evangelistic ministry, people sow money into
my life.
Although I do not ask them for money, after preaching, people sow seeds
(tithes and offerings) into my life. No day have I gone for mass evangelism
that people do not sow money into my life.
Although I get tiny sales (peanuts) from amazon (kindle books), I don’t
solely rely on the books the Holy Spirit used me to write and publish. God supernaturally
helps me. Call on God, and he will answer.
If the condition is urgent, God will help you (divine assistance). If
the situation demands the help of man, God will use a man to help you. If the
situation demands angelic assistance, God will use angels.
The ‛âzar of the covenanted souls
Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,
And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the
corn of heaven.
Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full.
He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he
brought in the south wind.
He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the
sand of the sea:
And he let [it] fall in the midst of their camp, round about
their habitations.
So they did eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own
desire;
Psalms 78:23-29 KJV
God opened the gate of heaven to enable the Israelites to receive angels’
food. He rained manna from heaven. God rained fried and cooked fish from
heaven. Think of any clean animal.
God rained them from heaven. The Israelites didn’t need cooking
utensils. The food was prepared from heaven! If God could feed the Israelites
from heaven, he can feed you from heaven if your situation demands such a miracle.
Remember, nothing is impossible in the sight of God. God can help you without
the input of human beings.
The ‛âzar of Haggar and Ismael
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid,
an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from
bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children
by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram
had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to
be his wife.
And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she
had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong [be] upon thee: I have given
my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised
in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy hand; do
to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from
her face.
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the
wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt
thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and
submit thyself under her hands.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed
exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
Genesis 16:1-10 KJV
Haggar, a maidservant of Sarai (Sarah), fled from the abuse of her
master. While in the wilderness, Haggar encountered the Lord. Remember, Haggar
was pregnant. She could have died with her unborn child in the wilderness.
However, the Lord appeared unto her. The Lord told her to return to
Sarai. Through the encounter, the son of Haggar (Ismael) received a prophetic
word. It doesn’t matter the challenges you are going through; God can
intervene.
God knew Haggar faced injustice in the house of Abram (Abraham).
However, the Lord delivered Haggar when she fled from the home of her master.
Wild animals, such as lions, could have killed Haggar and her unborn baby.
God took on the image of an angel. He delivered Haggar and her unborn
child from the wild lions and unpleasant weather. God delivered Haggar from a suicide
attempt. Child of God, believe in the power of God. God can help you in
your weakest and hopeless situation.
The ‛âzar of Daniel
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his
house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled
upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God,
as he did aforetime.
Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making
supplication before his God.
Then they came near, and spake before the king concerning the king's
decree; Hast thou not signed a decree, that every man that shall ask [a
petition] of any God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall
be cast into the den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is]
true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which [is]
of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the
decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore displeased
with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he
laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O
king, that the law of the Medes and Persians [is], That no decree nor
statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast [him]
into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy
God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the
king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the
purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither
were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.
Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto
the den of lions.
And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto
Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of
the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee
from the lions?
Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.
My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they
have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also
before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they
should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den,
and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.
Daniel 6:10-23 KJV
Prophet Daniel’s enemies conspired to kill him. God allowed the wicked
plans of Daniel’s enemies to succeed. However, God shut the mouth of the Lions
when Daniel was thrown into the lion’s den.
Although King Darius tried several times to help Daniel, King Darius couldn’t
help because he was limited. Imagine a powerful person trying to help you. The
person used his knowledge, money, skills, and connections to help you but
failed.
Why don’t you turn to God for help? Like Daniel, king Darius wanted to
deliver him. King Darius couldn’t avert the enemy's plans because the situation
demanded divine intervention. Daniel needed the help of God.
God shut the mouth of the lions when Daniel was thrown into the lion’s
den. Maybe you have lost hope because the best doctors, specialists,
professionals, experts, and authoritative vessels couldn’t help you.
Rely on Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus alone has the power to do the
impossible. A woman has been suffering from blood issues for the past eighteen
years. She has visited the best doctors and herbalists.
None of the doctors and herbalists could help her. When this woman
encountered Christ Jesus, she received healing. Her faith in Christ Jesus
activated her miracle (see Luke 13:10-13).
You need a day, an hour, a minute, or some seconds of encounter with Christ
Jesus to receive your miracle. God's help comes when man’s help fails. The help
of God brings an end to the enemy’s oppression. Have faith in God and His Word.
Christ Jesus alone can help you!
The ‛âzar of the three Hebrew men
Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height [was]
threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six cubits: he set it up in
the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the
governors, and the captains, the judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the
sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the
image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the
treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces,
were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the
king had set up; and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set
up.
Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O people, nations,
and languages,
[That] at what time ye hear the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye
fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set
up:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the same hour be cast
into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the sound of the
cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all kinds of musick, all the
people, the nations, and the languages, fell down [and] worshipped the
golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.
Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the
Jews.
They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king, live for ever.
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all
kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he should be
cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the
province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have
not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which
thou hast set up.
Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to bring
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these men before the king.
Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true, O
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the
golden image which I have set up?
Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall
down and worship the image which I have made; [well]: but if ye worship
not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace;
and who [is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O
Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee in this matter.
If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from
the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out of thine hand, O
king.
But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy
gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was
changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: [therefore] he spake,
and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it
was wont to be heated.
And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his army to
bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast [them] into
the burning fiery furnace.
Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen, and their hats,
and their [other] garments, and were cast into the midst of the burning
fiery furnace.
Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent, and the furnace
exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego.
And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, fell down bound
into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.
Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, [and]
spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the
midst of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, True, O king.
He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of
the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of
God.
Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery
furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye
servants of the most high God, come forth, and come [hither]. Then
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth of the midst of the fire.
And the princes, governors, and captains, and the king's counsellors,
being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no
power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed,
nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
[Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed
[be] the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his
angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the
king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship
any god, except their own God.
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language,
which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,
shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because
there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the province
of Babylon.
Daniel 3:1-30 KJV
Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon, wanted the people under his reign to bow down to his demonic altar (gods).
However, three Hebrew men (Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego)
disobeyed that order.
These men feared the God of Israel. The king gave these three men
another chance to bow to his gods (evil altars), but these three God-fearing
men did not bow. Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego
vowed to obey the true God (Yahweh).
They declared that they would not bow to the king's god even if the true
God (Christ Jesus) did not deliver them from the king's punishment. When Nebuchadnezzar saw that these men did not want to obey his
instructions, he commanded his strongest men to bind them.
After binding Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego,
Nebuchadnezzar commanded his strongest men to throw them into the
burning furnace. The burning furnace was so hot that the strong men that bound Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego died
at the heat coming from the fire.
The Lord intervened when Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego fell into the
hot, burning furnace. God loosed the chains holding Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He protected them from the fire.
God did not need any man to intercede for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He intervened himself. There are times you find
yourself in the trap of the enemy. There seems to be no hope when you look at
the north, south, west, and east.
Your only stand is to bow to the enemy’s instruction. I have good news
for you. Do not bow to the enemy’s instruction! Your family and loved ones may
have bowed to the demonic altars.
The people around you may have told you that they will sack you if you
don’t change figures in the office. Your boss may have said you either have sex
with him or vacate your job. Do not bow to the enemy’s instruction!
Have faith in Christ Jesus and His Word. He can deliver you from any
situation! God can give you a new job. He can make way for you where there
seems to be no way. Like Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego,
they did not bow to the gods of Nebuchadnezzar.
They were ready to burn in the fire. They declared that if their God did
not save them, they would not bow to the demonic altars set by the king. No one
was ready to help Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego because Nebuchadnezzar had
the final word at that time.
However, the hand (help) of God brought forth deliverance. Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego's faith in the Lord created the miracle. It is time to
rely on God and his Word because He can help you in the
storms. Freely download and read my book, how to unlock the gates of
faith for a more profound revelation.
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