My help comes from the Lord.

We are living in troubled times.  Terrorists threaten our country, our way of life, and our freedom to worship God in the way we desire. 

The world waits and watches to see how President Obama will respond to these terrorists. Yet, as Christians we know that our help, our strength, our security is not in any man, even the President, but in our God.

Psalm 33:20 Our soul waits for the Lord, He is our help and our shield.

Psalm 31:24 Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense of my life, whom shall I dread?

Psalm 27:14 Wait for the Lord, be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord.

Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 

Psalm 48:1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised.

Psalm 121:2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heavens and earth.

Envision a country where the leaders are on their knees pleading with God for His favor. Imagine them asking Him for guidance and wisdom. 

We have access to the greatest defense possible – God Himself. Yet we have shunned His help and refused Him access into our lives, our buildings, our businesses, our homes. We have thrown Him out of our schools, our books, and our government. We have gone our own way.

We deny Him, and then we blame Him when things go wrong. We complain when the forces of evil rise up against us and unleash the fury of hell on us. We don’t want evil to win, but we don’t want God either. We want to be our own gods. 

As a nation founded on Biblical principles, can we, will we admit our shortcomings and confess our rebellion against God? Will we turn away from our self-centered absorption with pleasure and convenience and once again stand up against the tidal wave threatening to drown us. Can we, will we repent?  

Will I?

God, have mercy.

Psalm 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

The Bible records some of the most unusual effective battle strategies that came – not from the wisdom of man – but from the mind of Almighty God. Strategies that showed victory came from God, not man.    Take a few minutes – get into the Word and read about our great God.