+DEV+ Help, Lord!

Date: October 22, 2009 10:21 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Help, Lord!

Help, Lord!

“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry....The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:15, 17)
Scripture Focus: Psalm 34

Right now, this very moment, a cruel and evil enemy is on the prowl. And you may be its intended victim. “Be alert,” God warns, “your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

Temptation, the enemy’s favorite tool, comes in many forms. The struggle demands our full concentration. Our resistance weakens just as our enemy planned. We wear down, and it seems too hard to say that big NO one more time.

Help is at hand. First, we have the Lord’s word that “the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4). We do not have to be defeated.

Then we have our Lord’s reassurance that His eyes are on us constantly. His ears are always tuned in to our cry. He’s there for us. There’s no panic to get through on Heaven’s 911 emergency number, no need even to state our dilemma. He hears and will see us through our time of trouble, if we put our trust in Him.

Insight: We do not have strength to withstand temptation. That’s why God wants us to call for help, believing that He will never let us down.

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