RECONNECTION
10th Apr 2013
I had been speaking with a man who had many problems, and over many weeks we had talked of his need for Jesus. “How can I ask for help when I’ve ignored God for years?” “Isn’t that using Him?”
I told him that God wanted to help him, to make a way when everything seemed impossible. He is known as “an ever-present help in trouble” and whenever we call out fro His help, He answers. He weeps when He sees our independence, struggles and the mess we get into, but He doesn’t interfere or dictate. He waits until, having come to the end of our independent self-effort, we ask for help.
Psalm 81:6 in The Message says, “I took the world off your shoulders, freed you from a life of hard labour. You called to me in your pain; I got you out of a bad place. I answered you...” it continues in verse 13-14, “Oh, dear people, will you not listen to me now? I’ll make short work of your enemies, give your foes the back of my hand.”
Again and again the children of Israel, having turned to God in one situation, then relied on themselves, until once again they found themselves in a fix.
Don’t be too proud to come back to God the Father, who longs to be gracious to you, to help and give wisdom and instruction. He will walk with you through your trouble, but you need to ask for His help. He does not hold your past failure against you - see how He dealt with Peter after his betrayal. God is always looking at your future, not your past, He doesn’t keep reminding you of your faults or take pleasure in recrimination. (see James 1:5)
You were designed to live in a dependent, loving relationship with Father God. Jesus paid the reconnection charge. Why don’t you take advantage of this today?
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
by Joyce Sibthorpe
