HELP!

HELP!

Bible: Psalm 46

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God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble (V.1).

People are supposed to call 999 for emergencies only. It seems like there’s a few people who haven’t quite understood . . . Like the guy who called the Greater Manchester Police to complain that he had been waiting for a pizza delivery for forty-five minutes! I read another crazy real-life 999 conversation online:

Call Handler: “Do you need fire, police or ambulance?”                                                              Caller: “Mountain Rescue please.”
Call Handler: “Where are you?”
Caller: “I’m on the top bunk and I can’t get down.”
I have often wondered if some of our prayers for help sound as daft as this to God. But there’s one thing we can be sure of: in times of need God not only hears what we say, He is also right here with us. Psalm 46 talks about times of disaster, including war. Yet it is a song of trust that begins and ends with the same certainty: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble . . . The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (PSALM 46:1,11). God is always at work—even when the world seems to be falling apart. He tells us, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth” (V.10). We don’t have to be afraid. When we call for help, we know that He hears and will get us through everything.

                            GOD’S HELP IS ONLY A PRAYER AWAY!

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries