Topic: When You Need Help – Our Daily Bread 25 August 2022

Topic: When You Need Help – Our Daily Bread 25 August 2022

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When You Need Help

Bible in a Year:

Psalm 119:1–88
1 Corinthians 7:20–40

My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121:2

Today’s Scripture & Insight:Psalm 121

It was a Monday morning, but my friend Chia-ming wasn’t in the office. He was at home, cleaning the bathroom. A month unemployed, he thought, and no job leads. His firm had shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic and worries about the future filled Chia-ming with fear. I need to support my family, he thought. Where can I go for help?

Also Read: Open Heaven 25 August 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye – Topic: PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING

In Psalm 121:1, the pilgrims to Jerusalem asked a similar question about where to find help. The journey to the Holy City on Mount Zion was long and potentially dangerous, with travelers enduring an arduous climb. The challenges they faced may seem like the difficult journeys we face in life today—trudging the path of illness, relationship problems, bereavement, stress at work or, as in the case of Chia-ming, financial difficulty and unemployment.

But we can take heart in the truth that the Maker of heaven and earth Himself helps us (v. 2). He watches over our lives (vv. 3, 5, 7–8) and He knows what we need. Shamar, the Hebrew word for “watches over,” means “to guard.” The Creator of the universe is our guardian. We’re in His safekeeping. “God took care of me and my family,” Chia-ming shared recently. “And at the right time, He provided a teaching job.”

As we trust and obey God, we can look ahead with hope, knowing we’re within the protective boundaries of His wisdom and love.

By: Karen Huang