"For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and
says to you, Do not fear; I will help you." -Isaiah 41:13
‘Help’ is a beautiful word, studying its
definition can give us some really good insights.
- Providing you with resources, strength and the means to accomplish the task.
- Rescue you when you are failing.
- To facilitate you to achieve easier.
- To make things work for your advantage.
When I’m working
on my pc, I get stuck in a problem, I ping my nerdy colleague on instant
communicator, he asks me to share my desktop screen, give him control, and BAM
he fixes it and says ‘done..Feels Relieved!
I talk to a
friend, a well wisher, someone been in the same place before me, they hear, and
they say, “Don’t be anxious, it’ll all be alright”. Feels Positive!
At the end of a
day before unwinding to bed, I’m complaining, lamenting and articulating my
fears to my husband. He listens to it all, and takes me in his reassuring arms.
Feels Comforting!
While I am
really grateful to each person who adds so much peace and happiness to my life,
there are moments in life when I’m desperate for something More.
I need more than
relief, positivity and comfort. I need specific help, I need varied help, I
need physical help, I need emotional help, I need intellectual help, and so
much more that I can’t realize at this point.
I need more that
just a magic wand to dispel my problems, rather, I need Someone who will
Empower me, Encourage me and Embrace me to go to the next level. And that is
why we have a God who promises to take hold of our right hand and help you.
Only the Help of
God can come to us in all dimensions, and is completely enough to take care of
everything.
It is
interesting to note the background in which this verse was written. In order to
release the Jews from Babylonian captivity, God raises an unnamed conqueror who
would capture Babylon and help give freedom to the Jews. God worked in the international
political scene to bring favor on His people.
God shapes world
events and directs human affairs to help you. Can we receive a higher form of
help?
You are probably sitting at your
workstation, afraid of the tasks in front of you, or maybe hoping that folks at
your workplace will recognize your potential. Maybe you are all set on a new
venture, you want to climb up the stairs, you don’t see the whole staircase,
and you are trembling in fear to take the first step of faith.
So many things you are afraid of, frustrated about,
confused and worried. Not because you don’t have faith, there is a tinge of
faith amidst all the fears; but you can’t seem to control the overpowering
emotions raging against your heart.
If you are this, God says to you,
For I am the Lord your God who
takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not
fear; I
will help you.
God could have
just said, “I will help you”, but He goes on to say, “I will take hold of your
right hand..I will help you”. By saying this, I believe that He means that He
is going to work with you, as a partner, hand in hand, in an alliance.
Holding
your hand is a sign that He wants to make a connection to you, the Help that we
receive from our God is not like the impersonal donations we make to the hungry
children in Somalia, we just make a donation, we don’t make a connection. Rather,
God’s help in our life is realized by personal contact with the Creator
himself. He connects with us and He contributes to us.
As I write this,
I’m dealing with a minor crisis in my own life. I’m at cross roads in my career
and I’m nervous about my future. I keep looking at the past and looking at
those around me; consequently I become even more fearful. That is why I took to
meditate on this verse. So, what I write here is definitely for me as well.
To receive God’s
help, you have to let Him hold your hand. God will help you by connecting to
you. So it is important to work on the things that help a seamless connection.
Stand by Faith
Hear from the Scripture
Read Read and
Read God’s Word. Re-read, Memorize, Meditate, Write, and just saturate your
mind with God’s Word. He will speak to you. (Period)
Communicate through Prayer
Communicate through Prayer
Don’t Talk to God like you fell
out of heaven, don’t resort to empty confessions, don’t ask people to pray on
your behalf, don’t run around to prayer-prophesy meetings. Just Talk to God, as
you would talk to someone looking at your face and listening intently to your
words. If you can’t articulate words to express your need, let the tears fall,
He knows what they mean. “When I kneel in prayer and with You my Lord, I
commune as friend with friend”. Let this be your prayer mantra.
I think that’s all we need to make a connection. Let Him hold your Hand and you will experience His Help, Don’t be afraid.
Waiting for His Help,
Callie
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