IS ANYONE IN TROUBLE? LET HIM PRAY!

By Br David Msebele

The natural instinct when one is in trouble is  they may  contemplate committing suicide (which is a sin and cowardly).  Some may just ignore the situation and let the issue solve itself “naturally”, that is, let the situation go on auto pilot.  

Others may approach friends, relatives, strangers or other human helpers for help.  Others may go spiritual, and visit diviners or spirits to divinate on the problem and make a way out of the problems. 

Yet others may choose God to be the great physician, the great solver of all problems.

My plea today is that if anyone is in trouble, Let Him Pray to God.  The bible says that “ Is anyone in trouble? Let him pray”

I may as well add:

Is anyone in trouble? Let him pray or be prayed for.  



 I find Luke Chapter 22 vs 31-32 really interesting, where our Lord Jesus Christ states: “Simon, Simon, satan has asked to test you as well, But I have prayed for you, Simon that your faith may not fail.  And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers”.  Our faith, as in the case of Simon Peter can only be made stronger and better in prayer.

A few examples in the bible show people who were in trouble, they prayed and God gave way and these are;

Samson: When he fell to the temptations of Delilah. when his began to grow he cried out “one more time God, give me strength”.  With his eyes having been gored out of his head, God heard him and he avenged the evil the Philistines had done on him.

Jonah:  This man sought to defy God by neglecting or refusing to go and preach the gospel of repentance in Ninevah as directed by God.  He instead chose to go to Tashish.  When Jonah was in the body of the fish, having been swallowed at the instructions of God, the bible says he prayed, and the fish spewed him out of its mouth to achieve the purpose of God.

David: A man after God's own heart is another prime example of a man who fell but because of his unrepentant nature God rescued him out trouble. After sending Uriah to the battlefront to have him killed so he could take over his wife. After realizing that he had erred he cries out God. That is the reason the book of Psalm is marinated with phrases like," in time of trouble i cried out to the Lord and the Lord heard me"

My brothers and sisters, God is Faithful, he promised us that he will never leave us nor forsake us (Hebrews 13v5).

Let us call him in trouble of trouble and he will surely manifest his power as he did to; Shadrech, Misheck and Abednigo when he saved them from the fire and was seen walking with them in the fire. 

He will save us just like he did to Daniel he will close the mouths of the lions that want to devour us.

He will rescue us from the prisons that seek to incarcerate our dreams and destinies as was to Paul and Silas.

He will raise us from the dead like he did to Lazarus.

Start praying today and witness the hand  of Jehova that will rescue you from your situation.

Glory be to God, in Jesus' name

Amen