See, God is always ready to help those who trust in Him and call upon Him in truth. God cannot help negative people because negative people do not believe in God’s ability to help them out of their predicament. That is why they always die in their situation.
There was a man in the Bible who knew the power of response. In his own case, he responded well to God and His prophet. He made God to change His mind concerning his life. The Bible says; “In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amos came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, set thine house in order: for thou shall die, and not live.” (Isaiah 38: 1)
This was God’s message to Hezekiah the king by His anointed prophet; Isaiah the son of Amos. I think, in this case, Hezekiah had no choice than to set his house in order as God had said. He had no choice because God made him and gave him life. And now behold He had come for His life. He had no choice than to bow to the will of his Creator.
Ironically, Hezekiah said NO to God; “I’m not ready to die now”. The Bible says; “Then Hezekiah turned his face towards the wall, and prayed unto the LORD, and said, remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears; behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years” (Isaiah 38: 2-5).
Wow! Hezekiah responded well, rejected the prophecy and got 15 years added to his life span. He used the right God gave to him and God had to change His mind.
Friend, this can happen to you now. It can happen about that bad situation in your life, marriage, business, career, academic and finance if only and if you will say No to it. To change that situation now, all it will take you is to open your mouth wide before God and say No Father. It is settled in heaven; open your mouth wide and I will fill it, says the LORD God (Psalm 81:10).
In essence, God is saying: ‘I am standing by what you say not by what somebody has said about your case’. You may be sick, say No to it now. You might have had bad dreams, say No to it now. You may be jobless now, say No to it now. Your marriage may be going through hell, say No to it now. Your business may be going down, say No to it now. Whatsoever you are going through now, say No to it now. If you don’t say No to it, God won’t say No to it. If Hezekiah had accepted the word of God through prophet Isaiah, he would have died in that sickness. But he said No to it.
There was a woman in the New Testament that responded well even though she was called a dog. It is written: “And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying; Send her away; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered and said, it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.” (Matthew 25:22-28)
The response of Jesus to this desperate woman was negative. Jesus’ response was enough to put her away but she refused to give up. The woman would have thought: “You called me dog, yes I agreed with you but I still wanted what I want from you”. Did she win? Yes, she did because she responded well in the face of denial.
The Bible says; “Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come” (1 Cor. 10:11).
What happened to Hezekiah is a good example to follow. God is impartial and He doesn’t have a favorite. He has given every man the power of choice to decide his fortune here on earth. I mean whatever you allow in your life is what God allows either good or bad. You have been single enough, it is time to say No to it. You have been poor enough, it is time to say No to it. Until you say No to evil, evil won’t cease around you. You’ve got to pray prayer of ‘Nos’. You’ve got to make list of things you want to say No to in your life and say No to them vehemently in Jesus name. The creative power of God is upon this message. Anything you say No to or reject in your life, God that put this words in my heart will make it happen in your life; in Jesus name.
By the unction of God upon my life as His Prophet, I command all problems in your life, marriage, business and finances that you have said No to, to vanish, in Jesus name. That sickness, disease and pain in your body, I command it to go out now, in Jesus name. I command anything that is not good, not sweet, not praise worthy and not of good report to disappear with all its traces in your life, in the precious name of Jesus. I declare that henceforth in your life and anywhere you are, every labour of the enemy over you shall be in vain, in the name of Jesus.
Friend, I know that the devil might have tampered with who you are or your life but I know that God your Designer, the chief potter, can fix it. No matter what the enemy has done against you, God your Maker can reform and recreate your battered life.
He can put the broken pieces of your life together again and make it glorious. Don’t conclude with the enemy. Don’t conclude with the prophecy of men about you. If you will allow God to work in your life and abide in you, He can put your life together again. He can fix what is wrong with your life because He is the potter and you are clay in His hand. God is always in business of making hopeless life a glorious one. No matter how big your problem is, friend, God can fix it and turn it around for His glory and your glory. God your Father and Lover is waiting for you to say “here I am, Lord”, and He will accept you as you are. No matter how dirty or wicked you may think that you are; God knows that the enemy has made you thus. He knows that you are an acre of diamond. If you want to give your life to Christ, say this prayer along with me: Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ. I recognize myself today as a sinner that needs your mercy, I now ask that you forgive me all my sins and wash me clean in the blood of the Lamb of God. I take you at your word. I confess that Jesus is Lord and I believe in my heart that you raised Him from the dead. Thank you for coming into my heart, for giving me your Holy Spirit as you have promised, and for being my Lord. Amen.