"Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the LORD upholds him with His hand." Psalm 37:24 NKJV
Did you get that? If we fall, God holds our hand. The Amplified Study Bible puts it this way, 'When he falls he will not be hurled down, because the LORD is the one who holds his hand and sustains him.' That in itself is amazing. Lets put that with Isaiah 41:10, 'Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.' As Pastor George Pearsons says, 'We don't survive - we thrive!'
And this is how God wants you and I to be. Yes, we will blow it at times because we're not perfect; come and live with me for a week and you'll soon discover that, but I am sure that I am not alone with this. One thing, when we do fall and feel like giving in, God holds our hand, reassures us and gently lifts us back up. He gives us the courage and the strength to get back out there and do the job.
There are many mighty men of God who wanted to give up. Elijah for example. When he was under extreme pressure, 'And he prayed that he might die and said, "It is enough! Now, LORD, take my life for I am no better than my fathers!" (1 Kings 19:4 NKJV). Now that is extreme to say the least. This mighty man wanted to die because he was in fear - things were not really going the way he had thought they would. The thing is, some days, they rarely do. But God is an exciting God, a God who is alive and willing to help us through each situation we find ourselves in.
There has been times when we all feel like giving up. You see, we're weak human beings that become hurt and upset when people have a go at us. We become fearful of some situations and people. When we do this, we are leaving God out of the equation. He knows the way and He'll never ask us to do things that we are not equipped for. He knows our limitations and therefore He accompanies us on our daily missions. Yes, things can be difficult at times and we will find it hard when it's like this; but when this happens, we need to remember, Jesus is right there with us - right beside us. We don't have to get our mobiles out to contact His office. We don't have to go through the 'Your call is important to us and we will connect you as soon as someone is able to speak with you. Until then, I am going to play you some stupid music.' (Well that's my opinion about it anyway). No, joking aside, we have direct access to Jesus anytime of any day.
The bottom line is, He calls you to do something but He is right there with you and helps you to do it. Now that's pretty cool. You wouldn't find many leaders willing to do that, that's for sure. The thing is, He is not so much our leader, but our God; our friend and someone who is committed to helping each one of us to complete the job.
So dont' ever give up!
Copyriight 2020 Grahame Howard
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