Dear Missionary Lady,
Greetings in the name of our gentle Helper. Our gentle God declares: I will give you the help you need.
What good does it do to pray if God doesn’t respond with help? That’s like filling out the appropriate form and dropping it into a suggestion box that drops into a trash can or into a requisition box that is unmonitored. Or, to put it another way, it’s a lot like the people we know. They might care about our situation, but how many times have we heard them say, “I wish there were something I could do,” or “I don’t know what to say”? Sometimes when people offer to help, there honestly isn’t anything they can do, because the dynamics are outside of their control. That’s never true of God. He always knows what to do and say. His wisdom and power mean that He is always capable of intervening. His help is diverse; depending on the need, He can supply wisdom, grace, resources, rescue, relief, hope, and more. Because God cares, He responds to our prayers and to our needs with the appropriate help. God says . . .
“He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters” (18:16).
“For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret place of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock” (27:5).
“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine” (33:18-19).
“But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble” (37:39).
“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me” (50:15).
“The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies” (59:10).
“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice” (63:7).
“I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots” (81:6).
“The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling” (116:6-8).
“He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. The LORD preserveth all them that love him” (145:19-20).
God says, “I’m not just full of empty words. My caring goes beyond glib reassurances. I know what solution you need. I know what support you need to hold you over until that solution is achieved. I know how to bring about the solution, and I have the power to do it. I am not ignoring or overlooking you, even if the help seems slow to arrive. I am holding you, and I am working out My answer and My plan. Don’t despair. You are in good hands.”
Love in Christ,
Peggy Holt
member at Open Door Baptist Church in Lebanon, PA
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