-July 9, 2025-
Good morning beloved, happy Wednesday,
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise.”
(Psalm 28:7).
In order to be helped you first need to realize that you need help, then you have go to the right person, and finally you have to accept that help. These principles work every time. Yesterday I went to see the ophthalmologist about a cataract. She checked my eyes thoroughly and told me that it is mild and I don’t need surgery. I rejoiced and thanked the Lord.
The psalmist says, “…My heart trusted in Him, I am helped.” Only God can help us. He understood there was no help in people or in anything in this world. There is a common but erroneous expression that still circulates in the world, “God helps those who help themselves.” It is so wrong and so, well, unhelpful!
Instead we need to know that God helps the helpless. We can’t rely on ourselves, our own strength, our own understanding, our own wisdom. We need to trust the Lord for His answers, solutions, and resolutions.
Psalm 121:1-2 says, “I will lift up my eyes to the hills—from when whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” God is our only help because He is our only hope.
There is a beautiful hymn written by Henry F. Lyte, entitled, “Abide with Me.” The first verse says, “Abide with me—fast falls the even tide; The darkness deepens—Lord with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me.”
Have a blessed day running to the Lord for His help. Stay safe and healthy.
Help is just a prayer away when it comes from the Lord.
Dean
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