Psalm 46:1-5: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2: Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. 3: Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. 4: There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High. 5: God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”
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Our God is faithful to them that trust in Him; He does not allow the obedient children to remain in lack or suffer afflictions or torments in the hands of the enemy, hence He directs the faithful ones to call upon Him in the day of trouble, He will give attention to their needs. He fights the battle of the people that put their trust in Him and gives them victory over their enemies. Whatever He decides, is carried out at the appointed time. He proved this to Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, when taskmasters were set over the Israelites to force them to work for the Egyptians without pay. When the Israelites cried to Him, with eagle’s wings He intervened and delivered them from that house of bondage. God does great exploits that at times; it is beyond the imagination of His people. The Bible reports one of the interventionist exploits of the Lord in Luke 7:12-15: “Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. 13: And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, weep not. 14: And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, ‘young man, I say unto thee, arise! 15: And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”
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The young man was already dead and being carried to the cemetery for burial, there was no hope for him to live again, hence the only thing the mother and the sympathisers around her could do was to cry. Their cry could not bring back the young man to life, but when our Lord Jesus Christ came in contact with the people carrying the corpse to the burial ground, the dead body came back to life. It was a restoration of lost hope to the mother and all the people around her. The same scenario played out in the case of Lazarus, the brother of Martha and Mary.

In this development, Lazarus has been buried and had been in the grave for four days. According to Martha, the body might be smelling at that time, but our Lord Jesus ordered them to remove the stone that covered the grave. With loud voice He commanded Lazarus to come forth and he came out bound with grave cloth and Christ instructed the people to lose him and let him go. To Martha, the expectation was to meet with her brother, Lazarus on the resurrection day, but Christ’s quick intervention brought about the unexpected reunion with the brother. God is ever ready for timely intervention in the day of trouble. Some Bible students have postulated that the bringing of Lazarus back to life was a symbol of our Lord Jesus Christ’s preparation for His own resurrection that was to come. God loves His people and will always come to their rescue in times of trouble. In every situation call upon Him, He will answer you.

In the lead scripture above, it is written, though the earth is removed, mountains carried into the sea, the water roars and is troubled, shakes with swelling, we should not fear because God is amid all to deliver us. We only need to trust in the Lord, serve Him in holiness and righteousness. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
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It must be clear that serving God is not a bed of roses because trials, temptations and persecutions must arise, but God will not allow it to persist. Apostle Paul has this encouragement to all Christians in 2 Timothy 3:11-12 saying: “Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.” When persecution comes out of righteous dealings we should not fear, but bear it in expectation of the divine intervention, which is sure to come. God will always hear and answer the cry of the afflicted in the Lord. King David as a young man, and crowned king of Israel suffered persecutions, including attempted assassination by King Saul simply because of his exploits in the war between Israel and the Philistines. In all that, God was his protector.

Based on experience, he has this to tell people in similar circumstances in Psalm 40:1-3: “I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2: He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3: And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.” In any situation you find yourself, do not lose hope in the Lord; have strong faith in the Lord. God has always told His children to call upon Him in time and day of trouble, He will answer and we will glorify His name. Wait for the Lord, He will see you through. The first person pronoun ‘I’ represents Our Lord Jesus Christ, the suffering Messiah Who was obedient unto death. The Psalm begins with the joy of Christ in resurrection. He has been in the horrible pit of the grave, until he was brought out. He has a new song for His resurrection testimony. As we continue to identify with our Lord Jesus Christ in His works, death, resurrection, and even in evangelism, we will always be delivered from every horrible experience we may find ourselves in the course of serving the Lord, as well as in our secular daily activities that is in accordance with the will of God.
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Jer. 32:27 says: “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh, is there anything too hard for me?” Nothing is too hard for God. As the creator of all things, who or what can resist him? Isa. 43:10-13 says: “You are My witnesses, says the Lord, and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, nor shall there be after Me. 11: I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no saviour. 12: I have declared and saved, I have proclaimed, and there was no foreign god among you, therefore you are My witnesses, says the Lord, ‘that I am God.’ 13: Indeed before the day was, I am He; and there is no one who can deliver out of My hand; I work, and who will reverse it?”

The above chapter and verses should be an encouragement to all that are in one trouble or the other. God’s assurance is that He will work and no one can reverse His work. That trouble you are into, God is ready to set you free, so rejoice and know that as long as God is with you, no trouble can overcome you.

May be as you are reading this message now, you have not given your life to Christ, if you are in that situation, you are still an enemy of God, and He cannot intervene in your trouble when you are in enmity with Him. Reconcile with Him now by embracing Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour, confess your sins before him and forsake them, He will forgive you and give you power to become a child of God. Remember you are not the owner of your life. Heb 9:27 says: “And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.” So amend your ways and surrender your life to Christ before it is too late.
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Testimony Of The Lord’s Doing
For His Faithfulness, God Rewarded Him With Luxury Bus
Brother Darlington Onuohaegbulem resides in Coker, Lagos. He is appreciating God for his mercy, protection and preservation of his life. Brother Onuohaegbulem said he had been a driver since 1979 and had been driving small buses until 1991, when he started driving luxury buses. He is so happy that God has been protecting him from harm and accidents.

The elated brother said he joined The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries in 2010, though not steady due to his job. But in 2015, he fully joined the church and was baptised. From there he started paying his transport pledges faithfully every month and also participated in paying other pledges. God seeing his faithfulness rewarded him with a luxury bus.

Brother Onuohaegbulem said he promised God that if He would give him his own bus that he would appreciate Him with the first money he would make from the bus as his first fruit and he was here with the money together with N100, 000 he usually pay to appreciate God for His divine protection all this while.

He is asking the church to join him to praise and appreciatethe God of Chosen for His faithfulness and mercy on his life and family. He prayed for the General Overseer and all Chosen members worldwide to make heaven at last in Jesus’ name.
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