Thursday, November 11, 2010

Today's Worship: The Lord is our helper.

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Hosea 13:9,
 
"You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper."
 
It appears very unseemly that Israel would turn their backs on the Lord who is their helper. Their existence, their place in the world, their subsistence, their fortunes were all due to the Lord, who calls himself their "helper".
 
I am reminded that the Lord is actually the helper of all peoples everywhere. In my mind, the existence of all peoples from moment to moment is directly due to the active work of God himself. The writer of Hebrews tells us, "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word." Hebrews 1:3. Should God withdraw his hand in maintaining our universe, I am convinced it would spin out of control and cease to exist.
 
Paul tells us the orderly maintenance of the world through governments and authorities, while at times may drift from him, are established by him, "there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." Romans 13:1b.
 
It is the Lord that provides for life and everything in it. The food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breath. When a nation is prosperous and blessed, it is at his hand. The Lord is the helper of us all.
 
I am astonished at the fools today who reject the very notion of the existence of their Creator. They fail to recognize the source of all they have in life as did Israel who had turned her back on her "helper". Woe to any people who do likewise!
 
May we all say, as the Psalmist, "The Lord is with me; he is my helper. I look in triumph on my enemies."
 
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
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