Our Daily Manna For Today
Our Daily Manna daily devotional by Bishop Dr. Chris Kwakpovwe for today is here. Digest the word of the lord and pray believing in his promises.
TOPIC OF OUR DAILY MANNA FOR MONDAY 12TH AUGUST IS “THE TRAPPED BABY ELEPHANTS: HELP IS ON THE WAY!”
BASIC SCRIPTURE: ISAIAH 41:8-14
OUR DAILY MANNA DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY
In Thailand, wild elephants are national animals. They live in the wild in parts of the country. In the 19th century, they were over 100,000 but that number has nosedived now to less than 3,000. Elephants are either poached or domesticated for entertainment. Deforestation and habitat loss due to growing human population has brought these animals in closer contact with humans in recent decades resulting in clashes with villagers and farmers.
Sometime this year, 6 baby elephants separated from their parents were trapped in a muddy pit for days in a National Park, east of Bangkok in Thailand. Patrolling rangers by chance, found these young animals struggling in the mud. The rangers realized that these calves, aged between 1 and 4 years old, could not climb out of the dirty water they were enmeshed in, so some of them left the forest to bring digging tools while others stayed overnight to keep watch over them.
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The following day, those who left to get tools arrived with hoes. They began to dig and dig around the mud pit the frightened animals were trapped in to make it less steep. After about 3 hours, the mud-covered babies managed to stumble out of the pit one by one while the rangers cheered them on. A recorded video showed the rangers yelling. “Go. go, follow each other; go children, go.”
Oh, what a sight it was; one after the other, the animals came out of the mud. If God could send help to baby elephants trapped in muddy water, I believe He will do much more for you. No matter how deep you may be enmeshed in one challenge or the other, God says in Verse 10 of today’s scripture. ” Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed: for I am thy God: I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of My righteousness”.
Why is God telling us that He will help us? It’s simply because at one point or the other in life, you will need help. Here is what Cesar Chavez said. “You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.” So, it is natural that at one point or the other, we will need help and helpers. The Word of God assures us that grace to help is always available in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
The baby elephants had probably given up all hope, thinking that the mud would be their cemetery. However, against all odds they were rescued. Remember that God always shows up when you think that all hope is lost. However gloomy that situation may look, it will never swallow you up in Jesus name. Hear Thomas Fuller. “It is always darkest just before the day dawneth.”
Your own day will soon dawn, help and helpers will locate you for good in Jesus name. I see you testifying!
OUR DAILY MANNA PRAYER POINTS FOR TODAY : Worship God in your native dialect.
1. In your own words, pray about today’s word as led now.
2. Father, let me find help and helpers whenever necessary.
- Oh God, bring back my helpers that have forgotten me and give me new ones in Jesus name.
- By the grace of God, I shall soon testify of His wonders in my life.
