The Lord Our Helper
The Lord helps the fallen and lifts up those bent beneath their loads. The Lord is faithful in all he says; he is gracious in all he does. Psalm 145:14, 17
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Have you ever felt bent beneath your load? Has life become a grind? Are you burdened with so many responsibilities and so much work that you can’t see any way to get it all done, and even if you did, a new pile of demands would be waiting for you tomorrow? Or perhaps you are bent beneath a load of worry for unsaved children or have fallen because the burdens you were carrying were so heavy. What good news it is that God takes delight in helping the fallen. He wants to lift us up when we’re bent beneath our own personal load! Whatever burden you are carrying today, give it to God, and ask him to lift your heart and show you his faithfulness. Then you can join with the psalmist in proclaiming, “The Lord is kind and merciful. . . . He showers compassion on all his creation” (Psalm 145:8-9).
Prayers:
LORD JESUS, thank you for lifting our burdens when we are bent beneath our loads. I look to you for help. Thank you for your faithfulness and for helping the fallen. Lift me up by your Spirit, I pray, so that I can praise your kindness and mercy with the psalmist.
Quotes:
To pray is to let Jesus into our lives. He knocks and seeks admittance, not only in the solemn hours of secret prayer; He knocks in the midst of your daily work, your daily struggles, your daily “grind.” That is where you need him the most.
Ole Hallesby (1879–1961)
The One Year Bible Readings for today are: 2 Kings 10:32–12:21; Acts 18:1-22; Psalm 145:1-21 and Proverbs 18:1.
