Genesis 32:10-11 (NKJV)

“I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant…Deliver me, I pray, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him…”

Help begins with a genuine confession of our need. If I don’t know, I have a need, or if I feel too strong to confess I have a need, then heaven will not arise for me. While Jacob tried to scheme his way into Esau’s heart, heaven was silent; but after he had come to this point of total dependency, God moved on his behalf.

God is available to help the weak and needy. God does not come to help the strong. When we own up that we have weaknesses and need strength, then heaven’s response will be swift. To be afraid is not a weakness because boldness and confidence from God come to those who cry, ‘deliver me for I am afraid.’

“O Lord, deliver me because I am afraid of so many things. I am full of weaknesses, many of which no one knows but myself. If You don’t help me, I am done. Please quickly come to my rescue Oh my Lord and God. Amen.”