✝ Daily Encouragement (4/30/24) "A Very Present Help"

Published: Tue, 04/30/24

Updated: Tue, 04/30/24

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Yesterday we took a section of Harvest Road between Lancaster and Lebanon Counties and passed this mini autoshow. It's an interesting duo - a farm setting and antique autos!
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"A Very Present Help"

Message summary: God is with you in your trouble. He ever cares. Rest today in that assurance.

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"Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary" (Psalm 28:2). "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1). "So we can confidently say, 'The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?'” (Hebrews 13:6). "Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you" (1 Peter 5:7).

Yesterday I mentioned that I had taught our ABF class (Sunday School) this last Sunday. When I completed the lesson I asked the class to join me as I closed our time in prayer. Although I had my phone silenced and sitting on a table during the entire lesson for some reason something in my prayer triggered Siri and the pleasant female voice blurted out for all to hear, "Sorry, I can't help you with that".

As the class tried to restrain their chuckles during a serious prayer I distanced myself from the phone to complete the prayer and to hopefully silence the rather intrusive Siri. (For any unaware Siri is Apple's virtual assistant)

Thankfully, Siri was not a messenger speaking for God! God's word to us is always, "I can help you with that" . Now for sure His help may not always be to our immediate liking but without fail He is a very present help in times of trouble.

Many years ago I heard a sermon based on Psalm 46 when we lived in New England. The speaker used a title "God's in trouble" that at first offended me. I initially took it to mean in the sense when we say we are in trouble.I thought "God's never in trouble !" But as he explained I saw his point. Yes, based on Psalm 46:1 "God's in trouble", that is He is with us during our times of trouble.

When we have troubles we can be sure God is with us as our refuge and strength in the time of trouble. He's not just a help to us which is such a blessing, but He is a present help, being with us at all times and in every setting. Focus on theword "very", God is a very present help in trouble!

Are you in trouble today? Maybe it's a job situation, perhaps a medical crisis, struggle in your marriage, seeking to overcome a 'besetting' sin and many other sources of trouble. We also look at the world situations and can, if we lose our focus on Christ, despair. God is with you in your trouble. He ever cares. Rest today in that assurance.

Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13

Stephen & Brooksyne Weber

Daily prayer: Father, when times are tough, if we fully rely on You, we find that You are enough to get us through that which would otherwise overwhelm us. You are our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains be cast into the sea. You are Creator of the universe, Creator of our human existence and You are in control of all that concerns us. We trust You for that which distresses us including those whom You have placed in our care. We must go through many hardships to enter Your kingdom, but You go before us, prepare the way and sustain us during the journey. Help us to plod on and pray every step of the way. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources

"O God Our Help In Ages Past" Watch on YouTube Reawaken Hymns

"God Help Me" Watch on YouTube Unspoken

"Does Jesus Care?" Watch on YouTube Gaither Homecoming Singers

"Jesus Does" Watch on YouTube We The Kingdom

It's hay harvest time and this Amish farmer just returned to his barn with a load of fresh, very green hay.
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Sunrise view from our bedroom window right beside our bed. It sure gets you up much quicker than waking up in a dark room which we were accustomed to for the past 22 years since our window was on the other side of the room from our bed. We sure do enjoy seeing the birds eating and the squirrels scurrying to clean up the leftovers. We never see them at night but shortly after sunrise they come.

Finally today : We received an interesting note from a reader who is a Messianic Jew in regard to last week's final two messages on the Jewish people.

I just wanted to thank you for your sensitivity to what is happening in the world today and to my people. So many Christians are still in the deception of replacement theology, as I'm sure you know.

Here in the South American country where I live (she identified the country but requested anonymity) we also have seen some anti-Semitic incidents. Last week someone posted some horrible posters of a kid throwing rocks saying "Viva, viva Palestina". Yeah, disgusting on more than one level. And I live in a small pueblo. Our president is an anti-Semitic Communist threatening to break relations with Israel.

I am a USC alumna, so am able to contrast the Vietnam war protests, which were very peaceful on our campus back then, to the present insanity, which was fully planned at the start of this century during the aftermath of the Oslo accords.

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