The Help of God

Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD —Isaiah 41:14

Contrary to the popular cliché, God does NOT help those who help themselves. God helps those who CANNOT help themselves. If you CAN help yourself, you don’t need God’s help, do you?  Don’t expect God to help you when you already have the strength to do it yourself.   When Israel realized it was nothing more than a worm, that is when God promised “I will help thee.” 

It has been said, “God will not give you more than you can handle.” This is NOT TRUE.  1 Corinthians 10:13 says God will not allow you to be tempted without giving you an escape. But God never promised He would not give you more than you could handle.

The truth is: God sometimes DOES give you more than you can handle to teach you to  DEPEND ON HIM rather than depend on yourself.

So if you find yourself in a situation that is more than you can handle, rejoice!  You are a candidate for God to show Himself strong on your behalf! (see 2 Chron. 16:8-9).

Remember, God’s power is made perfect in our weakness, not our strengths.