TEXT: 2 KINGS 19:14-16, 2 CHRONICLES 16: 12-13, 2 KINGS 1: 1-4, 17
Where is your first point of
call when there is a problem or affliction? Do you run to God your creator? Do
you run to man for help? Or do you seek solution from the kingdom of darkness?
Majority of us runs to man to
solve our problem for us, neglecting our GREAT GOD that can calm every storm.
How mistaken are we! Running to man for solution to your problem will only make
the problem more complicated.
There is little or nothing
man can do to help fellow man. Even when they have the help within their reach,
they may decide not to do it, and if they choose to do it, it may come with
conditions. Failure to meet the condition; means that the help will be
retrieved.
(Psalms 146: 3) “Do not put
your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot safe”. Human beings are
limited in power, wisdom and knowledge. Unlike human being; our God is an all
knowing God that can do all things. He is limitless in power, knowledge and
wisdom.
We will be looking at the lives of three people from our text, they
are HEZEKIAH, KING ASA, and KING AHAZIAH. These three people had problem that
they wanted solution to, but they had different approach to solve their
problems.
Hezekiah got a letter from
the messengers, read it and went up to the temple of God to spread it before
the lord. King Asa on the other hand was afflicted with a disease, he did not
seek help from the lord, and instead he went and sought help from physicians.
At the end King Asa died of the illness.
King Ahaziah was also sick,
instead of him to seek the face of God, he send people to go to the priests of
Baal to ask if he would be healed of the sickness. This made God to be angry
with him and God sent Elijah to tell him that he will die of the sickness
because he has failed to recognise Him as God.
It is good to seek the faced
of God when you are going through any difficult situation. Problems could be as a result of afflictions
from the enemies. It could also be from God, so that He could bring the best
out from us. That is why it is very important to seek the face of God when
there is a problem, so that you will be able to know the mind of God. If
The problem is as a result of
disobedience; you will be able to repent and amend your ways.
Many people prefer to go to
friends to seek counsel when things are not working well for them, friends may
give you advice that will make the problem to become worse. They may not do it
intentionally; human beings are limited in knowledge. There are some that seek
refuge in the kingdom of darkness when they are in problem, the kingdom of
darkness cannot solve any problem permanently, and sooner or later the problem
will come back in multiple folds. The best thing to do when going through any
difficult situation is to seek the face of God. He may be using the situation
to draw your attention or to train you, and if the problem is from the kingdom
of darkness, he is the only lasting solution.
GOD CAN USE PROBLEM TO DO THE FOLLOWING
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TO DIRECT YOU-Problem
often point us in a new direction. God can use any problem to get your
attention. (Act 9: 3-5)
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TO INSPECT YOU- God may use that problem to know your reaction towards Him during
trials. He may be testing your faith. (James 1:2-3)
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FOR CORRECTION- We learn some lesson through pain and failure. God allows some people
to learn in a hard way. Maybe they have been warned and they refuse to yield to
God. He can use the problem to correct them.
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TO PROTECT –A
problem can be a blessing in disguise. God can bring a problem your way to
avert a greater future problem. (Gen 50:20)
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TO MAKE YOU PERFECT- After having a right attitude towards God during
trials. God will make you perfect and build your character so that you will be
fit for His glorious assignment.
Take your problem to God,
seek His face and wait upon His promise. It may seem too long or too late, but
He has the perfect solution to every problem. His solution to every problem is
worth waiting for!
Are you in any difficult
situation? Are you feeling that you are in the middle of nowhere? Are you in a
confused state that you don’t know what to do? Keep hope alive! Don’t run to
man; take your problem to the throne of grace and not the phone of gossip. Run
to Him today, His arms are wide open waiting for you!
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