Because of who he is and his love for us, God continually promises to never leave us to deal with life’s difficulties alone, such as in Isaiah 43:2:
‘When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.’ Isaiah 43:2.
Psalm 91 is also a well-known passage about God’s promise to help and deliver us from traps, pestilences and plagues (sickness), terrors, attacks, war, fear, and evil in general, further promising to give his angels charge over us. It concludes:
‘He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.’ Psalm 91:15.
God says in Isaiah that he will strengthen and help us (Isaiah 41:10). David describes God as our helper, too (Psalm 54:4). It was also David who wrote that, ‘many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all’ – not some, but ‘all’ (Psalm 34:19). Psalm 121 says:
‘I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.’ vs 1-3.
God doesn’t take time off when looking after us – he is always there and always working to bring about a good outcome and future for us (Romans 8:28).
The only condition that must be fulfilled in order to truly receive his help and blessings is that we trust in him (Psalm 28:7).
In the next devotion, we’ll look at exactly what these blessings are.
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