Help for the Helpless
Hello friends,
The big news is we had a nice rain shower early Sunday morning. I was awakened by the sound of raindrops on the roof. It took a few minutes to remember what that sound was. This morning (Monday) we woke up to dense fog. Maybe spring is just around the corner.
Here is our thought for the week. Most people have heard the saying, "God helps those who help themselves." Most people have the idea that it come from the Bible, but it doesn't. It is not in the Bible, and it is totally false.
I have seen no scripture that would indicate that God helps those who help themselves. As long as we're helping ourselves, who needs God? It's when we reach the end of our rope, and we're dangling out in space, that we finally cry out, "God, help me!" We have nothing to offer God, and we are powerless to help ourselves. Only He can deliver us from ourselves and our sinful nature.
When I was convinced I was doing something for myself, and that God was blessing me because of my wit and wisdom, He showed me that I had nothing to offer in the way of self-sufficiency. It was then I learned what the Bible really says.
We find it in John 15:5. Jesus is speaking:"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
Here are just two more verses. "This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles". Also, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:6, 18).
Jonah, who we visited recently, called out to God from inside the big fish and was rescued.
Perhaps the apostle Paul said it best. "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13).
Does God help those who help themselves? No! It is quite the opposite. God helps the helpless.
In His grip,
Pastor Jerry
The big news is we had a nice rain shower early Sunday morning. I was awakened by the sound of raindrops on the roof. It took a few minutes to remember what that sound was. This morning (Monday) we woke up to dense fog. Maybe spring is just around the corner.
Here is our thought for the week. Most people have heard the saying, "God helps those who help themselves." Most people have the idea that it come from the Bible, but it doesn't. It is not in the Bible, and it is totally false.
I have seen no scripture that would indicate that God helps those who help themselves. As long as we're helping ourselves, who needs God? It's when we reach the end of our rope, and we're dangling out in space, that we finally cry out, "God, help me!" We have nothing to offer God, and we are powerless to help ourselves. Only He can deliver us from ourselves and our sinful nature.
When I was convinced I was doing something for myself, and that God was blessing me because of my wit and wisdom, He showed me that I had nothing to offer in the way of self-sufficiency. It was then I learned what the Bible really says.
We find it in John 15:5. Jesus is speaking:"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."
Here are just two more verses. "This poor man called, and the Lord heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles". Also, "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." (Psalm 34:6, 18).
Jonah, who we visited recently, called out to God from inside the big fish and was rescued.
Perhaps the apostle Paul said it best. "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13).
Does God help those who help themselves? No! It is quite the opposite. God helps the helpless.
In His grip,
Pastor Jerry
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