Monday was my first day back to school. And rather than starting my day in the books, I started it with Spurgeon's Morning and Evening. The devotion for January 16 was titled I Am the One Who Helps You, Declares the Lord. I couldn't help but smile! This was the devotion for the day I start school? It felt as if God was speaking the words right to me!
Spurgeon says, "This morning let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: "I will help you.""It is but a small thing for Me, your God, to help you. Consider what I have done already. What! Not help you? Why, I bought you with My blood. What! Not help you? It is the least thing I will do for you; I have done more, and will do more. Before the world began I chose you. I made the covenant for you. I laid aside My glory and became a man for you; I gave up My life for you; and if I did all this, I will surely help you now. In helping you, I am giving you what I have bought for you already. If you had need of a thousand times as much help, I would give it to you; you require little compared with what I am ready to give. It is much for you to need, but it is nothing for me to bestow. Help you? Fear not! If there were an ant at the door of your granary asking for help, it would not ruin you to give him a handful of your wheat; and you are nothing but a tiny insect at the door of My all-sufficiency. I will help you."
He helped us in the most desperate time in our lives, why would He not help us now? Why would He leave us to fend for ourselves? He wouldn't! He isn't! One of my all-time favorite verses says, "For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand; it is I who says to you. "Fear not, I am the one who helps you." (Isaiah 41:13). He's right here with us, He is helping us run this race.
It's only by His grace, but I have a totally different perspective going into this new semester. I can't explain it, but I have this peace I haven't had yet with school. I'm not overwhelmed, I'm not questioning if this is what I'm suppose to be doing. I got home late today from work... did I finish all that was on my schedule for school today? Nope. And I'm ok with that. Because I know His grace is sufficient! He is going to help us!!!! What a great God He is!!!!
Brit! This is so encouraging!!!! :)). Thank you for sharing from your heart! I'm so thankful that you sense the Lord's nearness and HELP! :)
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Girl, too funny, I've been feeling the same way since my return from Orlando (where I landed when I was KICKED out of my comfort zone)!!! To do list...yes, it helps, but I know HE will prioritize it for me and order my steps. HE will help me, too, run my race. Yeeha! What a comfort there is in knowing that HE is right here with us and all we need to do is rest in the peace that only He can give.
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Stace (your favorite mom-I mean aunt!)
LOVE YOU BOTH!!!!!!!
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