09/02/2026
*Psalmspiration – Start Your Day With Psalm*
*Psalm 38: This is my humble prayer (2)*
Psalm 38:21-22 Do not forsake me O God, O my God be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
In times of emergency, there is nothing to be compared to a hasteful aid. That moment when you needed help so desperately and suddenly the help comes to you. This is such a valuable help that cannot be measured. A moment can change alot in life. A moment can save a life and a moment can lead to a loss of life when the help is delayed. Many people are losing countless opportunities just because their help and helpers came late. I have seen people die in accident and shipwreck. In most cases, they did not die because of the impacts of the accident, but due to the delay in their rescue. Before they could get to the nearest medical centre, they gave up.
I have seen many people lose life changing opportunities due to delay. Before they could access their recommendations, the opportunity was lost. Just like the paralytic that was described in the New Testament. For 38 years he couldn't get into the pool of healing just because the helpers were always late. He would say, before he could get into the pool, others that were aided hastily have entered into the pool. It was this delay that kept him at the pool of Bethesda for a long period of years.
In the case of David, there was a time he almost lost his life. David and his men went down to fight against the Philistines. In the course of the war, Ishbenob, a Philistine giant cornered David, and David became exhausted in the middle of the fight. He fainted before his enemy, making him vulnerable and at the mercy of his enemy. As the giant was about to take the life of David with his new sword, Abishai came hastily to the scene and killed the giant. If not for the timely intervention of Abishai, David would have either lost his life that day or captured as a slave to the Philistines. The help that he needed the most came to him at the right time and place in his life.
As you pray each day, don't forget to ask the Lord to come hastily to your aid in the time of trouble. The Psalmist declares: Do not forsake me O God, O my God be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. In times of sicknesses and diseases, ask the Lord to come hastily with his healings. In times of attacks and persecution, ask the Lord to come hastily with his deliverance. In times of lack, scarcity and poverty ask the Lord to come hastily with his blessings. May our help locate us while we needed the help the most. May our help never come when it is too late. Amen.
*Prayer:* Precious Father, send your help to me in the middle of my emergency. Don't allow me to groan in vain. Make haste to help me and shame all those who want to be helpless in this life and beyond. Locate me with your supernatural eyes and help me with your powerful arms. Let your help come to me instantly. Thank You Father, Amen.
David Ehis Okonofua💖
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