Answered Prayer in Your Time of Need

Here’s a short story that I came across and wanted to share with you.

An elderly woman hurried to the pharmacy to get medication, got back to her car, and found that she had locked her keys inside.  She found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground. She looked at it and said, “I don’t know how to use this.” She bowed her head and asked God to send her some help.

Within 5 minutes a beat-up old motorcycle pulled up, driven by a bearded man who was wearing an old biker skull rag. He got off of his cycle and asked if he could help. She said, “Yes, my daughter is sick, and I’ve locked my keys in my car.  I must get home.  Please, can you use this hanger to unlock my car?”

He said, “Sure.”  He walked over to the car, and in less than a minute, the car door was open.

She hugged the man and through tears, softly said, “Thank you, God, for sending me such a very nice man.”

The biker heard her little prayer and replied, “Lady, I am not a nice man.  I just got out of prison yesterday; I was in prison for car theft.”

The woman hugged the man again, sobbing, “Oh, thank you, God! You even sent me a professional.”

As Christians we have the amazing privilege of taking our requests straight to God. Not only that, we have a high priest in Jesus Christ that can empathize with us because He was tempted and tried in every way just like us. Even more yet, we can have confidence when we approach God that we will find help in our time of need. Do you have a need today? Take it to God in prayer. When you pray do not doubt God’s ability to send help when you need it most. And hey…He may even send a professional.

Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
-Hebrews 4:16, NIV