“My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth”- {Psalm 121:1}.
* Faith is not an absence of trouble but an Opportunity to trust Him with yourself IN and WITH your troubles.
“HELP;”- ‘Boétheia noun from boēthéō to help from which in turn is from the combination of two words boé = a cry, exclamation + théō = to run. The incredible word picture is that of one who upon hearing a cry for help, runs to give aid to assist or to succor. Boetheia describes the assistance offered to meet a need. In secular Greek, this word was used to describe a medical aid or a cure.;-{preceptaustin}. The Psalmist says The LORD Runs to his aid upon hearing his cry for help. –{Read Psalm 38:21}.
- Presently CONSCIOUS; Of the need for “Help.”
- Personal CONFIDENCE; “The LORD is my Help, who made Heaven and Earth!’ The LORD, Creator is his HELPER!
- Present CONFIDENCE; “…COMES…” “…COMES…” Let there be no doubt , no deviation or acceptance of lies that “delay’s” are His denials. Help is on the way! This is the Psalmist attitude and Anchor of faith.
- Personal CHOICE; Whom or what will you and I trust in for our need for “Help?” It is a CHOICE… Either…Or ? The Psalmist CHOICE? “My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.”
* God help us to choose Him in our time of Conscious need. We are always in need of Help, though not always conscious of it.
It is often in the wild waves of a torrent sea of circumstances and emotions that we forget, and look instead at the waves of difficulties and not the LORD who made the seas and rules over all as Maker and Sustainer -{Read Heb 1:3}, He is our Help! and HIM ALONE!
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO TRUST HIM?
One Reason is Because of SELF! – ” We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. “- {2 Cor 1:8-9}
Faith’s Confidence is in a Person, – “The LORD,..” And His Attributes, “Maker of Heaven and earth”- OMNIPOTENT, all Powerful One! He… IS… “MY HELP!” The LORD, CREATOR is his HELPER!
** Therefore the rest of faith is in the ASSURANCE, “My HELP Comes from The LORD, who Made Heaven and EARTH!”
Time to CRY OUT
Speak To the LORD In Time Of Troubles
TRUST yourself and situation into His Care and take Him at His Word!
Speak The Truth To Yourself in times of trouble -{Memorize, Meditate on this verse}
Share The Truth With Others
“My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth”- {Psalm 121:1}.