Isaiah 41:13

My eyes and my heart have been opened to a lot of things in my life recently.  I won’t go into any of that but I would like to share my daily devotion from Saturday with you.  I can’t even tell you how perfect this devotion is.

Help!

For I am the LORD your God
   who takes hold of your right hand
and says to you, Do not fear;
   I will help you.

– Isaiah 41:13

No matter how well we may think we run our lives, the truth is that we need help with everything.  We need all kinds of help in our everyday lives.  Often, realizing how much help we need takes a long time.  We like to believe we can do whatever needs to be done independently and without assistance.  However, the Lord sent us a Divine Helper; therefore, we must need help.  Jesus Himself continually intercedes for us as He sits at the right hand of God and that tells us that we continually need God’s intervention in our lives.  We are actually very needy and totally unable to handle life properly on our own.

Although we may seem to manage ourselves and our lives well for a while, sooner or later something happens and things begin to fall apart if we are living in our own strength instead of receiving divine help.

Many times, we do fine until trouble comes.  It may come in the form of a broken marriage, the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, or something else that is important to us.  But eventually, we all reach a point where we have to recognize our neediness.

If we want to live life the way God intended – filled with righteousness, peace and joy, we have to admit that we need help and we have to receive it from the Holy Spirit, the One God sent to help us.

God’s Word For You Today: Admit your need for help and trust the Holy Spirit to help you.

Love & blessings!