Where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord (Psalm 102)

Why did the Israelites need to remember that Moses rescued them every year at Passover?
I believe it is because we all, as human beings, have very short-term memories for miracles and we are often moving onto the next thing we need before really thinking about how we have been rescued or restored from the last thing. This is not a criticism, it’s just an observation of human nature.

God wants us to remember how He rescues us time and time again so that in those moments, when we feel helpless or hopeless, we can look back and see and say, “Ah yes, that time in the wilderness when I felt desperate and cried out, God heard my cry.”

I think a way of stopping ourselves lurching from crisis to crisis, particularly when the world is so volatile and things seem so uncertain, is to find, counterintuitively, that which we can praise God for even in the midst of the mess. Whilst at the same time, crying out for God to help us in our current situation, to help the world, and those we love in it.

So why not try today? Why not lay before God all your problems, or the problems of friends you are praying for, or for all the world.

But, before you do…

… spend half an hour in prayer and praise, just praising God for being so good all the time.

Thank him for all the wonders He’s done in your life, in that of your family and friends and make yourself remember the things that have been miraculous in your own life, the answers to prayer. If you find it hard to do, then ask him to show you.

In this season of apple blossom and flowers on bud and bloom, perhaps go outside and praise him there- for the beauty of nature? For all created things.

Or, if you are hiding away, or in turmoil and trouble, wherever you are, praise him for inner peace- the peace which passes all understanding and which no one can take from you. And….

…And perhaps start with this Psalm 102, the Psalm for today, which is written not from a place of deep praise, but actually from a place of deep sorrow and desperation. But, despite that, it still is “praise” because the Psalmist is choosing to believe “my help comes from the Lord”.

So join with me today in daring to believe that it is true and…

…be blessed!

Helen