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Don't Walk Away When God Needs You

By Brand X
23rd October, 2021

THE LAMP DEVOTION

Judges 5:23
'Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the LORD, ‘Curse its inhabitants bitterly, because they did not come to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

Today’s passage presents an interesting scenario. God said the inhabitants of Meroz did not come to the help the Lord. They did not come to the help of the Lord against the mighty. This sounds like God needed help and they did not come to help Him. I am sure you know that is not the real situation. God is not desperate for help.
God does not need anyone’s help. He rather gives us the privilege to partner with Him, using all His resources in whatever privileged function He wants us to carry out; then He rewards us as well. It is in our own interest that we get involved in God’s work.
No man can do God a favor. Don’t let it cross your mind one bit, that you are doing God a favor if you get involved in anything He does. God will always raise up men and women to do His work. The people of Meroz probably were busy with their own business and neglected God’s work.
Think of the words of the popular hymn:
“Who is on the Lord’s side, who will serve the King, who will be His helpers other lives to bring”?
If we get so busy with our businesses and make no time for God’s business, it grieves Him because it constitutes ingratitude in the face of all God does for us. These attitudes prompt unfavorable responses from Him. In the passage for today, it attracted a curse. The bible did not say in what ways the curse manifested so we are better off avoiding getting into that situation all together. Get involved in God’s business!

Prayer
1. Thank God that He gives you opportunity to partner with Him in His works with humanity.
2. Pray for increased commitment to engage in kingdom business at any time.
3. Father, please help me to continually invest the time and resources You have given me in kingdom business.

Declarations
I declare that God’s business is my business. I choose daily to be on His side and serve Him. I will be His helper, other lives to bring. I will leave the world’s side. I will face the foe. I declare by divine authority, where duty calls or danger, I shall never be found wanting in the name of Jesus.
 
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