HOLD ON.... HELP IS ON THE WAY!

“They said to the messengers who had come, "Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, `Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will have deliverance.' " So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.”
1 Samuel 11:9
(The New American Standard Bible)

The people of Jabesh-gilead knew of the atrocities done to their brethren of Gad and Reuben at the hand of Nahash, the Ammorite king. Nahash, whose name means serpent, would gouge out the right eye of each Israelite he captured. In combat, the men held shields in their left hand hiding their left eye and looked at the enemy with the right eye. By gouging out the right eye, Nahash, incapacitated the Israelite soldiers from being effective warriors and it was also a mark of slavery.
The people of Jabesh-Gilead offered to make a treaty with Nahash which he accepted under the condition that he would maim them as he had done their brethren, by gouging out the right eye. Despondent, the people asked for seven days to reply and cried out for help from their brethren. Saul, who had recently been anointed king by the prophet Samuel, heard of the threats of Nahash and became very angry. The spirit of the Lord fell upon him and he gathered an army of over 300,000 men. He sent the word through messengers, that before the sun was hot on the next day, they would have HELP.
The Lord gave them a mighty victory against the Ammonites and they slaughtered them all morning. By the time the sun was at its highest point, not two of the Ammorite soldiers were left together. Help was not on the way, HELP had arrived!
What threat or tactic has the enemy sent to incapacitate you from being an effective warrior in the army of the Lord? Who or what is your Nahash? What is it that is trying to take your right eye of discernment? What is trying to enslave you? There are principles we can glean from the passage of scripture. First, realize that we do have an adversary, that old serpent, the devil (I Peter 5:8; Revelation 12:9). He tries through various schemes and traps to incapacitate and enslave you. Since he can’t kill you, he’ll settle for rendering you ineffective by enslaving you.
Next, don’t even consider making a treaty with the enemy. He is called an enemy for a reason! There is no such thing as a peace treaty with the devil. He is a liar and a deceiver, too. He will never abide by the terms set forth. He only comes to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10).
Thirdly, you must realize where your HELP comes from and cry out in prayer to God. Psalm 121:2 says, “My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.” God may use a person to HELP, but realize, God is the real HELP. Psalm 146:3 says, “Don't put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there.” When you are under attack, cry out to God for HELP through prayer. Psalm 102:2 says, “Lord, don't turn away from me when I have troubles. Listen to me. When I cry for help, quickly answer me.” God promises to hear the cry of His people.
Finally, you may have to wait. Isaiah 40:31 says, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Cry out to God, be assured and hold on….HELP is on the way!