We are asking God for help – Prayer for September 16. Praise the Lord, everybody! Even though the word tells us that we are “more than conquerors” in all things, sometimes circumstances make you wonder if you really are.
Bible Verse for Today
The Lord said to Joshua, “Stand up! What are you doing down on your face? Israel has sinned; they have violated my covenant, which I commanded them to keep. They have taken some of the devoted things; they have stolen, they have lied, they have put them with their own possessions. That is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies.” (Joshua 7:10-12)
Have you ever found yourself going through something and not getting the victory you expected, so you start fasting, praying, and then crying out to God?
After a while, you begin to think your prayers are not getting through, and then God tells you what He said to Joshua: “Get up and handle your business; there’s sin in the camp!”
Just because you may be going through a hard trial does not always mean there’s sin in your life, but searching for yourself is always a good idea.
All the praying and fasting in the world couldn’t help; Joshua had to get up and deal with the sin. Sins like drug abuse, adultery, stealing, etc., are easy to identify. Still, as with Achan, some are hidden and not apparent to others and often justified in the eyes of the sinner.
Never stop asking God for help
You may have been disobedient on several occasions when you heard God speak and did not carry out what you were assigned to do. This is rebellion, and God’s word says “rebellion” is the sin of “witchcraft” and “stubbornness” is “iniquity and idolatry.”
We must change. If we claim to know His voice, we must obey when He speaks.
There is no justification for disobedience. Thanks be to God that we don’t have to do what Joshua had to do to Achan and his family. We have purposes in our hearts to be obedient and ask God to help us with this.
Never stop asking God for help. God bless you all.
Asking God for Help Prayer for Today
Father God, help us always ensure that there is no sin in our camps before we come to you in prayer and petition. Lord, help us realize that when you speak to us, and we do not respond to your voice, that is rebellion, which is a sin. Father God, help us rid ourselves of all sin so that we can come before you clean and holy. In Jesus’ name, we pray, Amen.
Also read: Prayer for September 15
