Standing by the Help of God.
Scriptural Reading
Psalm 124:2-8
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have overwhelmed us,
The stream would have gone over our soul; Then the swollen waters would have gone over our soul.” Blessed be the Lord,who has not given us as prey to their teeth. Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers; The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
Beloved, what a great blessing it is to be helped by God, the Lord who made heaven and earth. It is because of the Help of God that we are still standing today. Like the psalmist, we can say, unless the Lord had been our help, our souls would soon have settled in silence. (Psalm 94:17)
Praise be to God, who is a refuge of the righteous, who has not allowed the floods to overwhelm us. Many are the afflictions and troubles for the day, but The Lord has been good to us and He has helped us to stand. Just like Apostle Paul, many were the plans of the enemy to kill, steal and destroy our lives, plans to cut short the plans and purposes of God for our lives, but like him, we can say, ‘having obtained help from God, to this day I stand.’
We are not standing because of our strength, but by the help of the Lord. He spurges us on to fulfill the mandate He has given us, and no matter the storms the devil rages and throws our way, we are helped by the Almighty God. Even with our weaknesses, the Lord has been our help. We stand not because we are strong but because we are helped, helped and kept by the power of God. And He is able to keep us from stumbling and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. (Jude 1:24).
God is with us. God is walking with you. God is by your side. You are never alone. You are not without an army. You are not helpless and hopeless. You will no longer walk and wander about this life, with no bearing. The Lord is with you. Fear not. You will stand. You will make it. You will overcome. You will stand by the help of God. You will fulfill the plans He has for you. Let us be encouraged today, knowing that we have the help of God constantly. We can always reach for Him in prayer, and in obedience, follow His leading to that glorious and victorious end He has promised us. By the help of God, we will stand. Shalom.
Memory Verse
Acts 26:21-23
For these reasons the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come— that the Christ would suffer, that He would be the first to rise from the dead, and would proclaim light to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”