SWORD OF THE SPIRIT                                                                                               1131

“I Will Help You”

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. – Psalm 40:17– Psalm 34:6

There are so many of us going through troublesome times right now. We can easily identify with the Psalmist as being poor and needy. People are dealing with losses along multiple fronts: loss of health, finances, jobs, homes, and loved ones to name a few.

…call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me. – Psalm 50:15

I find myself calling upon the Lord for help throughout each day and there is great comfort and encouragement to be found in His Word and by seeking His presence continually.

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. – Psalm 34:17

The key word in Psalm 34 is ‘righteous’. I cannot be righteous enough for the Lord to hear my cry for help. All the ‘good’ that I do is like filthy rags. However, through Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior I am cloaked in the righteousness of God and I know that He hears me and will deliver me.

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment; For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. – Isaiah 64:6; 2 Corinthians 5:21

No matter how difficult our circumstances seem we are comforted and encouraged to know that God is working all things together for our good.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose; So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, – Romans 8:28; 2 Corinthians 4:16-17

We are tempted to seek solutions and relief by our own hand or other worldly measures which usually makes things worse or at best, we trade one problem for another created by our ‘solution’. Throughout all difficulties we must keep our eyes on Jesus. We must wait upon the Lord in faith and trust.

The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing... I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth… – Psalm 145:15-21; Psalm 12:1-8

May the Lord deliver you and keep you safe and healthy and bless you abundantly.

Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. – Psalm 118:5