December 18, 2012 Helper

Helper 2 Kings 14:26-27 The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free, was suffering; there was no one to help them. 27 And since the Lord had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash. MANY of you have seen distress in your family, haven’t you? A son, a daughter or a sibling has faced difficult times because of their own decisions or as victims of circumstances. How do you respond? As a child of God, you ask yourself and the one in distress, “How can I help?” You have a helping heart for your loved one in distress. Who gives to you your helping heart? In today’s scripture you see the Lord’s heart to save his people, who had “no one to help them”. His heart is for his family, the people he had called to be his own. Many, many times he sent a savior to help them in their distress. Some he sent were good kings, great warriors, or godly prophets. One time he sent his Son. Your helping heart reflects God’s compassionate heart. As God desires to save, you also desire to save your loved ones from distress, don’t you? That is God’s heart in you. How do you help? Sometimes you can act in specific ways. Always, you can pray for God to relieve your loved one’s distress. You must pray, too, for God’s wisdom to know how to help. God’s wisdom will lead you to be a God-like helper. Are you under stress as your loved one is in distress? Then seek your God, the Helper. Let him be your strength and your guide. It’s True! Psalms 121:2 My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.