The Reliable Source of Help
After a busy day yesterday, more of a normal day today. I had a morning Chiropractor appointment and the took care of some office work before heading to the pool in the afternoon. I am continuing to work on my full recovery.
BIBLE VERSE FOR TODAY… “Be glad that you are his; let those who seek the Lord be happy. Depend on the Lord and his strength; always go to him for help. Remember the miracles he has done…” Psa. 105:3-5 NCV
God chose Abraham and from Abraham He created a nation. A nation that would know Him and His provision and protection and receive the blessings of what He promised. We this emphasized at the end of Psalm 105 after a recounting of all the ways the Lord provided for His people.
“So God brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. He gave them lands of other nations, so they received what others had worked for. This was so they would keep his orders and obey his teachings.” (Psa.105:43-45)
However, God’s people were quick to forget what the Lord had done. They did not fully obey the Lord and they became ensnared by the idols and false gods of other nations. As I read the verses above from Psalm 105, I recall Psalm 121:1 “I look up to the hills, but where does my help come from?” What we are to remember is that our help does not come from “the hills” dotted with the shrines of idols. Our help comes from the Lord.
Because the Lord is a reliable and sure source of help, it is a cause for joy. The psalmist says, “be glad you are his, let those who seek the Lord be happy…” There is no reason to be anxious or discouraged when the Lord is your source of help.
We can trust the Lord and the strength He provides. Psalm 125:1 says, “Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which sits unmoved forever.” The Lord is faithful and will not fail as we put our trust in Him. “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.“ (Isa. 40:29)
There is no source of help like the Lord. “…always go to Him for help.” This short phrase has two points of emphasis. One is to “always go to Him for help.” The Lord does not become weary with our seeking His help. That is why Jesus said, “ask and keep on asking, seek and keep on seeking…” (Matt. 7:7) The second point of emphasis is to “always go to Him for help.” At times people in their desperation will be tempted to seek help from all kinds of sources, natural and spiritual. While the Lord uses modern medicine it is not to replace for seeking the Lord. Also, other sources of “spiritual” help can prove to be traps that bring confusion.
The Lord has a good track record. “Remember the miracles He has done.” In many of the Psalms we see a recounting of the works and wonders of the Lord. Often times we suffer from a short memory when it comes to the help the Lord has provided. It is important to not only review what the Lord has done as recorded in the Bible, but also our own lives and in the lives of those we know. As we do the Lord’s actions in the past encourages our faith in the present.
I am thankful for the confidence that comes in times of trial and testing when we know we belong to the Lord and that He is a sure and dependable source of help. When we grasp this we can lift our hearts in gratitude and praise to the Lord.
“Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him...Sing to him; sing praises to him. Tell about all his miracles…Praise the Lord.” (Psalm 105:1,2,45)