25/04/2026
OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 25TH 2026
TOPIC: ATTRACTING GOD'S HELP 1
AUTHOR :PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE
MEMORISE:
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying. - (Psalm 70:5)
BIBLE READING: 2 KINGS 6:1-7 (KJV)
1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.
2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood.
5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
MESSAGE:
It is very important for children of God to know the things they can do to attract God's help. The Bible is filled with several accounts of how people attracted God's help, and over the next few days, I will be discussing some of these accounts and things you can do to attract divine help.
In today's Bible reading, the sons of the prophets were felling wood by River Jordan when the axe head of the axe that one of them was using fell into the river. The man cried to the man of God for help, and God stepped in to remedy the situation. God helps those who cry to Him for help. In Psalm 3:4, David said, "I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill." Also, in Mark 10:46-52, Bartimaeus cried out to Jesus, and despite attempts by some people around him to shut him up, he refused to be silenced. As a result of his persistent cries for help, Jesus had mercy on him, and he received his sight.
Sometimes, when I see people praying nonchalantly, I wonder if they really want God's help. If you really want to receive help from the only One who can truly come to your aid, you must shun pride and approach Him humbly for help. (2 Chronicles 7:14) says, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land."
I remember when I just joined The Redeemed Christian Church of God. During a service, somebody on the altar said, "Praise the Lord," and the fellow who was sitting beside me shouted 'Hallelujah' so loudly that I almost ran out of the church. Beloved, don't let anything prevent you from being fervent in the things of God. When it is time to praise Him, dance with all the strength within you. Also, when it is time to pray, let your focus be on Him alone. When you are in the presence of your Maker, nothing else should matter. Believe me, God is still in the business of performing miracles as He did in the days of old. If you humbly cry out to Him in prayers, He will indeed arise to help you.
ACTION POINT:
Call on God fervently today, and ask Him to come to your aid in all areas where you need His help.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: 2 KINGS 19-21
HYMNAL: 15 PASS ME NOT, O GENTLE SAVIOUR
1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
Refrain:
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry;
while on others Thou art calling,
do not pass me by.
2 Let me at a throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there in deep contrition;
help my unbelief. [Refrain]
3 Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by Thy grace. [Refrain]
4 Thou, the Spring of all my comfort,
more than life to me;
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heav'n but Thee? [Refrain]
