The Alpha of Help from All Forms of Troubles

UV 2136/10000 The Alpha of Help from All Forms of Troubles
Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man
Psalm 60 v 11
Scripture runs counter to the vain thinking of mankind. The idea of Uber Mensch or Superman who can solve all problems and needs no help of the Almighty led to the rise of human monsters like Adolf Hitler and various other dictators like Joseph Stalin in Russia. Scripture tells us that the help of man is vain or useless or meaningless. We need the help of the Lord. The very presence of the Lord will cause our troubles to break like bubbles. His help is certain and reliable for He declares Himself to be Ebenezer- the Helper. The Holy Spirit whom Jesus promised to send to His followers is also described as the Helper.
We need the help of the Lord to clarify our own thinking. We need His help to deal with the sinfulness or wickedness and lusts of our own inner nature. We need His help to deal with the inner enemy as well as the external enemy. Which battle we are fighting at the present moment determines and defines who our enemy is ? The presence of the Lord or our personal relationship with the Lord will cause the enemy to melt like wax. Even as the wax of a candle melts, it gives out light. Hence, as the battle waxes, as we confront our personal, professional, familial challenges, we learn the truths of the Lord that strengthens us from within, equips us with the spiritual armour of a warrior ready to take on any enemy.
At the height of our personal battles and even on the cusp of victory, we realize that we are zeroes without Christ and heroes with Him. We are confident that unlike human beings, the character, the resources, the love, the faithfulness, the ability of the Lord to help us is hundred per cent dependable. To paraphrase St Paul’s famous statement, “ I can face all things with Christ who strengthens me.” The One who won victory over human frailties, deep temptations, intense troubles, extreme pain, utter shame, absolute sin, total failure, spiritual death, conspiracies, betrayal and all manner of persecution and suffering is more than able and willing to help us.