Grace In Time of Need

(He4:14-16)

God is compassionate (Ps86:15).

He delivers the needy and

Helps the afflicted (Ps72:12).

Faith is longing for His compassion, and

The life of this faith is living only by His help.

When some people hit their limit

They fall into despair, self-negligence or even suicide,

While others prepare for such a time and

Prepare with savings, insurance or even some type of alliance.

The Christian, however while in the flesh

Seeks the help of God the Maker of heaven and earth (Ps121).

Though the angels who sinned once could

Never escape the eternal judgment and punishment (Is14:12-15; He2:16),

God planned to deliver all men in Adam who sinned the same (Ge2:17, 3:4-6)

From curse and death for

He has compassion on them for their weakness in the flesh.

When the Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out,

God heard them and delivered them from their slavery in Egypt (Ex2:23-25), and

After surviving the sword they arrived in the wilderness where

They could live only by God's favor (Jer31:2):

The pillars of fire and clouds, manna and the water from the rock.

The sanctuary where

The golden vase with manna was inside the Testimony and

The wings of cherubim spread over the mercy seat (Ex25:20-22; Ps63:7)

Reminded them for generations that God watched over them so that

Neither the moon by night or the sun by day would harm them (Ps121), and

Even in the ceaseless battles (Ex17:3-13; 1Sa17:41-52),

God was their help and their shield (Ps28:7).

Yet curse continued to be on them for

Rather than crying out to God during battles (Ps72:12-13)

They sought the help of those who have no power to help (Is31:3).

Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days (Jn2:19), because

Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,

He would deliver men from sin, death and curse for

The Only Begotten Son came as the Son of the Man to

Show compassion on those who are ignorant and have gone astray (He5:2).

As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1) Cried out to the Father from Hades and committed His spirit to Him (Ps9:13; Jnh2:7; Lk23:46; Ac2:27);
2) Judged the devil, the archangel (Is14:12; He2:15; 1Jn3:8); and
3) Tasted death for all men and showed them His favor (He2:9).

He rose and sat on the heavenly throne of grace.

He is the Lamb who was slain (Rev5:2),

Having the marks of the Father's compassion for Him,

Also the marks of His compassion on the children who are weak.

From there the Spirit of grace came (He10:29)

To help the children of God

By the name Yeshua and by helping angels (Jn14:13; Ac1:8; He1:14).

The true Christian is he who

Knows well his own neediness and weakness (Mt5:3).

Therefore, he makes God's help his last resort and

Daily goes before the throne of grace and cries out (He4:16).

O Lord,

If I did not have Your help

I could not live even for a day for

I am the needy and the afflicted.

What grace it is that

I can come before Your throne this day and cry out to You and be heard!

Until my last breath

Let my soul and my weak flesh

Rest only under Your wings. Amen.