How does God take care of His people? His assigns help, He delegates. We see this pattern all through scripture.
Who got Lot out of Sodom – Genesis 19
Who saved Elisha when he was surrounded – 2 Kings 6
Who throws satan out of second heaven – Revelation 12
Was it God Himself who saved His people? – No, He sent help.
Trying times are coming, and we need Gods help. To receive His help we need to be in a right standing with Him, blameless before God. Having done all, stand.
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
Job 1:1
blameless HB: tam – wholesome, having integrity, morally and ethically pure.
How do we become blameless (tam)?
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand. He did this to demonstrate His righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and to justify the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:22-26
Everyone makes mistakes, why? because we are in a process of refinement. We are working out our salvation (Philippians 2:12). We ask for forgiveness and repent of our wrong doing, daily. We do as the Lord asks of us. Then and only then will He send help.
What do we need help with? The mission He has given you.
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this— to preserve the lives of many people.
Genesis 50:20
For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows if perhaps you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
You are here, right now. Not by random, but because God has sent you. You have a reason to be here at the end of the age. Rejoice!
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11
This is an End-Time scripture, the Israeli nation had been in captivity for 70 years when Jeremiah gave this prophecy. For us, it is taking about the end of days, our day. It is saying God will prosper us in the future, what future? the End-Times.
The thought of prosper is not prosper as we think of it, “the world”. But rather prosper in His Kingdom.
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:1
We need to switch our thinking from this world, to Gods Kingdom. Why do scriptures say “do not seek your life, but lose it”.
Whoever tries to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will preserve it.
Luke 17:33
For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
Amos 5:4
When we are blameless towards God, He will help us. When we seek our own life, no help from God comes. Why do we seek to control our lives when God owns our lives. What exactly does that mean “our life”.
Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
Matthew 10:39
life GK: psychēn – the soul (mind, will, emotion)
Our soul life needs to come under control. What are you thinking, what is your will putting on others, where are your emotions at. Is it Kingdom focused or worldly. If it is worldly, you will lose your life, no Kingdom help comes. This world is falling apart, and we need all the Kingdom help we can get. The purpose? To save many people alive (Genesis 50:20).
You see, it’s not about you or me. God will use us, if we put aside the things of the world. If we get caught up in the world, He won’t use us, no help comes. He will find someone else to fulfil His plans (Esther 4:14).
So the answer is, our rotten soul needs to work out our salvation (Philippians 2:12). It is your soul that needs all the work.
Does all power belong to God? – Yes ( Peter 5:11)
Is all the glory His? – Yes (Ephesians 3:20)
Why then do we take it from Him. What is the price from stealing from God?
“It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”
Matthew 21:13
But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
Isaiah 63:10
That is a very serious matter, God Himself will come after those who steal from Him, and fight against them. The very opposite of what we want, Gods help in time of need.
We need to understand, God is not on our side.
Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in His hand. Joshua approached Him and asked, “Are You for us or for our enemies?” “Neither,” He replied. “I have now come as Commander of the Lord’s army.”
Joshua 5:13-14
We have to get on His side. Our nation (Australia) is in desperate need of intervention from God. Only God can turn this nation around. We get on Gods side or we lose this country to His enemy. We put aside everything “we want”, even what “we need”. Surrendering our soul life to Him, crying out to Him for help. Then we see God move in Australia like we have never seen before. God saving Australia.
