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Help For The Helpless

Wednesday March 1, 2023

When we come to God and admit that we are helpless to live life on our own and choose to surrender our will and life into His care, we are born again to a new life.  God cares for us more than we care for ourselves, and He knows the way to abundant life and will empower us to get there safely.  With God’s help life will be better than we ever imagined or even thought possible. 


“Call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.” (Psalm 50:15 NRSV)

In the Bible we are told there are two powers active in our world, the devil who is seeking to keep us in bondage to evil desires and God who wants to give us freedom and fullness of life.  


Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.” (John 10:10 NIV)

We are powerless against the forces of evil on our own.  However, with the power of God in us, we can overcome any power that would seek to work against us.  The first step in living the life that Jesus died to give us is to admit that we are helpless on our own, and our lives have become unmanageable.  Secondly, we invite Jesus to rule and reign in our hearts and seek His guidance through reading and acting on what we are taught in the Scriptures. The third step is to make a resolute decision that, regardless of our feelings or the cost, we will follow God’s principles in all our affairs.

On our own we are powerless.  However, when we wholeheartedly surrender our lives to God, His great power will achieve awesome works in us and through us.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I admit I am powerless to live life on my own.  I give up trying to meet my own needs. I give up covering pain and confusion with substances and destructive habits and relationships.  Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so that I might have the desire to follow Your principles in all my affairs.  Please empower me to live life to the full and do those things You have planned for me to do.  Amen

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