Tagged: God our helper

Who can tell how often he offends? O cleanse me from my secret faults. Keep your servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the dominion over me; so shall I be undefiled, and innocent of great offense. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be always acceptable in your sight, O Lᴏʀᴅ, my rock and my redeemer.   Psalm 19:12-14, The New Coverdale Psalter, from the Book of Common Prayer The speaker that day explained to the roomful of ministry leaders that everyone has a blind side. His next words caused a swell of response: “And your blind side is not blind to others. They will see your faults when you do not.”  The fact that we can do… Read More

For my brother and friend. Thanks for teaching me to trust our Helper. I lift up my eyes to the mountains—     where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord,     the Maker of heaven and earth. The Lord will keep you from all harm—     he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going     both now and forevermore. Psalm 121:1-2, 7-8 Illuminated only by our headlights in the inky equatorial darkness, the ruddy, muddy road stretched steep up the bumpy mountainside. Summer rains had rendered the track slick and slimy. I bounced around in the back seat of the ancient Land Rover despite my lap belt and vice grip on the overhead handles. In the front, my… Read More

But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the Lord will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.  Isaiah 52:12   Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.  Isaiah 58:8 For Fatuma and I, the village was a two-day journey on foot. Women were traveling to the retreat from much farther than I, so I felt I could not complain or speak aloud my Western fears about sleeping on the ground and drinking water I hadn’t personally filtered. Not to mention animals we might encounter along the way. I was… Read More