12/08/2022 - HASTEN TO HELP ME

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But You, O LORD, do not be far from Me; O My Strength, hasten to help Me.  Psalm 22.19

You determine how big God is in your life. But know that He works in favor of His children, as they believe in the power of His Name and in His Word, which is eternal and has received all power in Heaven and on Earth, being Lord Himself. Jesus said that the Father lacks no power:  and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones (Matthew 3.9). Believe and live!

God can be as close as the air around you, or you can make Him distance Himself away from you that you no longer feel Him. This occurs because of the filth we allow to nestle in our minds and hearts, or because we do not give His Word the lordship over the decisions to be made. He declared: But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? (Luke 6.46). Give the lordship of your choices to God, and you will see how much better you will live!

Bring the heavenly Father near and enjoy all that He is and does! Surely, God solves our problems; after all, He is the Man of War (Exodus15.3). He goes before us to bring us success. The glorious Lord will never lose a single battle. Whoever trusts in His Name and puts their faith into action – will never regret having accepted Jesus as their Savior. He is our victory!

God declares Himself to be your Strength, so only he who wants to fight for himself will remain weak. But he will no longer be delivered or blessed with this kind of thinking, because he has to give way to the divine order in his weakness, in order to be able to claim that he is strong: Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, ‘I am strong. (Joel 3.10). The sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, must be your weapon (Ephesians 6.17).

Keep close to the Lord, don’t let Him go away, just as Jacob did (Genesis 32.22-31), and make Him the Strength of your life, the Solver of your problems and your troubles. When you assume yourself in Christ, faith soon arises in your heart and you can take possession of the blessings. Don’t let the Almighty distance Himself from your life, but believe in Him and claim what He says about you. Want Him by your side!

Make the Most High your Refuge, your Fortress, and your very present Help – active and acknowledged. Cry out to God always, and He will help you. Stay alert, knowing that the Father will never abandon you. If you fall into sin, confess it to Him and free yourself from the snares of the evil one. God loves you!

After reporting your sins to the Lord and to whom you have offended, ignore the devil’s disturbances. Double-minded people will never be able to believe the Word (James 1.7,8). They should meditate on this statement: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1.9). Believe and overcome!

In Christ, with love,

R. R. Soares