Help from the Lord During Difficult Times

Psalm 46:1

Our focus for July is help from the Lord. 

“God is our refuge and strength,

a very present help 

in times of trouble."

Psalm 46:1  

Here are our few of our FMD favorites on this topic:

Help Comes

A New Direction 

It's Always God

Hope and Assurance through Christ

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Additional Scripture Reading: Proverbs 17:6 

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It's Always God

Verse of the month 

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills.  From whence comes my help?
 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 121:1-2

July 15^th – 21^st, 2018

Scripture Reading:  Psalm 121:8 

It’s Always God

I once spoke to a lawyer about the blessings of God and His favor on His children in their vocations.  This man said that he was a believer but had never seen Jesus on the witness stand for him.  In his mind all of the success he achieved as an attorney was attributed only to himself.

He alone was the "mover and shaker" in the courtroom and was the man in charge of his destiny.  It was pre-determined in his mind that God was there but only as a spectator.

His statement troubled me as I pondered Psalm 121:1-2.

"I will lift up my eyes to the hills.  From whence comes my help?

My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth."

I have been in some fairly impossible situations and know without a shadow of a doubt that God has been there for me.  When I was orphaned at the age of 15, I had no idea what I was going to do let alone what the next day was going to bring.  Yet God directed my comings and my goings.

“The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in
from this time forth, and even forevermore.”  (Psalm 121:8 NKJV)

He saw to it that I had a place to live and gave me the strength to carry on even without my beloved parents there to guide me. Now, many years later, I still see that my help came then and comes now from the Lord and there is absolutely no doubt about it.

I challenge you today to look back on your own life to see just where God stepped in for you.  You won't have to look far. Even in the smallest of details we can see that our help always comes from the Lord. (jw)

July 15^th – 21^st, 2018 Daily Bible Reading

15. Micah 5-6; John 19-21

16. Micah 7 1 John 1-3

17. Nahum 1-3; 1 John 4-5

18. Habakkuk 1-3; 2 John

19. 1 Chronicles 1-2; 3 John

20. 1 Chronicles 3-4; Zephaniah 1-3

21. 1 Chronicles 5-6; Haggai 1-2

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

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Help Comes

Verse of the month 

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills.  From whence comes my help?
 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 121:1-2

July 1^st – 7^th, 2018

Scripture Reading:  Psalm 34:17-18

Help Comes

With so much distress and unsettledness among the nations I find myself reading through the Psalms more and more don’t you?  One of the reasons I turn to this book is that it is full of promises and hope from the Lord for our everyday lives.  

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills.  From whence comes my help?
 My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.”

Psalm 121:1-2

When feeling overwhelmed by the issues of life, as a believer in Christ Jesus all we need to do is look to Heaven for our help. Christians have a promise that The Lord will never leave or forsake us and that applies to all situations at any time.

Whatever the problem, God is more than capable of providing all you need to help in the situation.  No matter the circumstances, God already knows about it and is willing to see you through to the other side. 

^“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,

And saves such as have a contrite spirit."

(Psalm 34:17-18 NKJV)

Jesus hears your cry and is ready right now to give you the peace needed as you look to Him for help.  Help will come if you trust God with the details. (cw) 

July 1^st – 7^th, 2018 Daily Bible Reading

1.  2 Kings 11-12; 2 Corinthians 3-4

2.  2 Kings 13-14; 2 Corinthians 5-6

3.  2 Kings 15-16; 2 Corinthians 7-8

4.  2 Kings 17-18; 2 Corinthians 9-10

5.  2 Kings 19-20; 2 Corinthians 11-13

6.  2 Kings 21-22; John 1-2

7.  2 Kings 23-25; John 3-4

*Also be sure to read a Proverb a day. 

Daily Readings are designed to read through the entire Bible in one year. 

An outreach ministry of Shield of Faith Family & Youth Ministries®,Inc.
Copyright SOFFY Ministries/Pastor Cher. Do Not Copy.  Photo credit by SOFFY Ministries unless otherwise noted. This artwork is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License.

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