Lord help me .

Lord help me 

Matthew  15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.

Mark  9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

These  were  the requests of a woman another man  whose children were vexed with the devil’s 

There is a great lesson to learn from these two people.. Whatever our challenges or concerns in life, all we need is help from God. 

Help from on high. Not help from any other person.

Psalms  121:1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.  121:2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.

Seeking help from other places will bring us disappointment beyond our imagination.

Psalms 60:11
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

Psalms 108:12
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

At every point in of our lives, one person that can help us without failing is God.

2 Kings  6:26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.  6:27 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

Beloved if God fails to help us, nobody else can help us 

We receive both present and marvelous help from God 

Present help 

Psalms  46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  46:2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;  46:3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.  46:4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.  46:5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

Marvelous help.

2 Chronicles  26:15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

We are where we are today, because up till now the Lord has helped us.

1 Samuel  7:12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

We have testimonies of saints in the Bible that received help of the Lord.

Testimony of Paul

Acts  26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:  26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.  26:21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.  26:22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:

Testimony of king Asa

2 Chronicles  14:9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots; and came unto Mareshah.  14:10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.  14:11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.  14:12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.  14:13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

Help for king Jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles  18:30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel.  18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.  18:32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

Our Father in heaven gave us, unfailing  promises to help us.

Isaiah 41:14
Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 44:2
Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

Isaiah 50:7
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

Hebrews  13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.  13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

The Lord Jesus Christ helped that woman ultimately.

Matthew  15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.  15:22 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.  15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.  15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.  15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.  15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.  15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.  15:28 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.

He will help you too in Jesus name. 

 But then see the greatest help you need.

The help that will help you secure eternity with God.

Psalms 38:22
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.

Isaiah 49:8
Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

The true meaning of Isa 49:8.

2 Corinthians  6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)

Luke  23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.  23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?  23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.  23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.  23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

This malefactor secured eternity with Christ, seeking His help.

You need to do same and He will help you here and hereafter in Jesus name.

Let us pray.