Help in Trouble ...

Tuesday, Feb 9, 2015. How can you earn to get the help of God in trouble? Can you earn it at all? When trouble comes, he is not far. But you need to be with him …

He is our Fortress …

Psalm 46 talks about god being a very present help in trouble. It talks about him being our fortress. Let us read and sing this song:

1 To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.1 A Song. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at its swelling. 4 There is a river whose streams make glad the

city of God

, the holy habitation of the Most High. 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.

6 The nations rage, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, how he has brought desolations on the earth. 9 He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the chariots with fire. 10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (Psalm 46)

It is a fantastic image, this vision of the city of God, where he reigns. There is a river, whose streams make glad the habitants of the city of God. This is both a spiritual image and a vision of the future.

How to get there? …

Can you earn the help of God in trouble? No, you cannot earn it. All what you do will not pay you his help. He wants to be with you, yes! But not as a payment for something you do. His target is a completely different relationship!

God invites us to his grace, to his love, to his support. It is all prepared in Christ Jesus. He has opened a door. We can enter it and come into the city of God! Here, there is the Holy Spirit. There are different laws here in his city. Love cannot be earned. It can just be received and accepted. It can be given back. Take and give!

Sometimes we are weak. We need his protection. We need his help - for ourselves, and in interaction with others. He promises to be our fortress. He promises to be there and to help. Our role is to purify our heart, to turn around and do right. Our role is to follow his commandments, to live with him, to open our heart to him day by day. (RWEP) ... more texts