Devotional:Overcome anxiety, depression, and stress
Devotional:Overcome anxiety, depression, and stress
Posted on January 5, 2009 Updated on January 5, 2009
Memorise: “Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob” (Isaiah 41:21)
Read: Matthew 8:1-3
Pastor E. ADEBOYE
Another lesson from the wedding in Cana of Galilee recorded in John 2:1-11, is that when their wine ran out, they immediately reported to Jesus. Every believer must cultivate the habit of reporting unpleasant events and enemies to the Lord. In Matthew 8:1-3, a man was afflicted with leprosy. All the years he kept quiet, he remained a victim of the disease. When it almost killed him, he ran to the Lord and reported it. He was healed instantly.
Similarly, a prophet’s widow and her two sons suffered so much under their creditor who decided to take the boys as slaves. The woman could no longer bear it so she reported the issue to God, and her poverty was reversed to abundance (2 Kings 4:1-7). God expects you to report your needs to Him. Any disturbance you report to God automatically gets into trouble with God.
“Produce your cause, saith the LORD, bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob” (Isaiah 41:21). The reason many people hardly receive divine intervention is because they prefer to talk to men than God. Christians prefer to look for those who are sympathetic to their cause and spend hours, days, weeks, months and even years complaining about their predicament.
Yet the help they require is beyond man. God expects you to report such situations to Him. He says you should lay your complaints and argue out your case using His Word as the basis for your desired change. Why do you waste so much time on those who cannot help you, and spend so little time on God who can make all the difference?
You are not expected to report your problems to the General Overseer or your pastor because they also have their challenges. But you can report to the Burden Bearer. He will help you without mocking at you. He knows how to keep your secrets. Leave Him to determine how to deal with your enemies. Some of your enemies you want dead, God wants saved, so that you can become brethren.
There are cases earthly courts cannot try but with the heavenly court there is no restriction. Those days in the Redemption Camp, certain little birds swarmed on the trees and destroyed them. We shot at them in a bid to kill them yet they multiplied. Meanwhile Convention was approaching. While travelling one day, I reported to the Lord. Before long, a band of eagles descended and devoured the birds.
Many secrets are freely given to enemies in the process of complaining. But if you cultivate the habit of reporting to God, your secrets will remain secret, and you will have your miracle. Stop complaining, start reporting to God!
From today watch who you discuss your problems with! First report your problem to God. Afterwards ask Him who else should know about it.
