If there were an ant at the door of your granary
(You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.)
Psalm 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble."
"Do not be afraid . . . for I Myself will help you!" Isaiah 41:14
Today, let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: "I Myself will help you! It is but a small thing for Me, your God, to help you. Consider what I have done already.
What! not help you? Why, before the world began, I chose you to be My treasured possession.
What! not help you? Why, I laid aside My glory and became a man for you.
What! not help you? Why, I bought you with My sin-atoning blood.
What! not help you? Why, I have died for you! And if I have done the greater, then will I not do the lesser? I gave up My life for you! And if I have done all this for you, then I will surely help you now. If you had need of a thousand times as much help, then I would give it to you. You require little, compared with what I am ready to give. It is much for you to need--but it is nothing for Me to bestow.
What! not help you? Fear not! If there were an ant at the door of your granary asking for help--it would not ruin you to give him a handful of your wheat! Just so, you are nothing but a tiny insect at the door of My all-sufficiency!"
"I Myself will help you!" O my soul, is not this enough?
Bring your empty pitcher here! Surely this well will fill it.
Hasten! gather up your needs, and bring them all here--your emptiness, your woes, your troubles. Behold, this river of God is full for your supply. What more can you desire? The Eternal God is your helper!
"The Lord is with me; He is my helper!" Psalm 118:7
"My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and earth." Psalm 121:2
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10