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If God was a man then He could tell lies and many untruths.  Aren't we glad that there is no lack of truthfulness in our Father! He is far removed from falsehood. "God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent..." (Numbers 23:19).

 

What has God spoken in His holy Bible about His willingness to help and heal His children? God has not changed His mind about helping us today. He is still the same and He never changes (Malachi 3:6). It is our privilege and responsibility to believe His Word. He is the Spirit of Truth.

 

God said...

1.  "I will give you strength and bless you with peace" (Ps 29:11).

2.  "I am the Lord that heals you" (Exodus 15:26).

3.  "I will take sickness away from you" (Exodus 23:25).

4.  "I will preserve you and keep you alive" (Psalm 41:2).



Can you really put all of your care upon the Lord? Is God aware of your needs? 1 Peter 5:7 declares that God cares for you and is ready to receive your anxieties or trouble, "...casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

 

When we release our cares and circumstances upon the Lord, we are to let them rest in His hands. How can you really let go and give your total life into God's care? We can be helped as we look at Psalm 46:10 which states, "Be still and know that I am God." In the original Hebrew, the word "still" means to slacken, to cease, to draw toward evening (slow down).

 

It is also the word "Raphah" which means to mend by stitching, to cure, to repair, to be healed, to thoroughly make whole, and physician. We must learn how to be still. We need to get quiet before the Lord and be totally alone with Him in prayer. Yes, He cares for you and daily looks for you!


Is God too powerful and great to be aware of your needs?  There is an interesting concept given in Isaiah 40:22. "It is God Who sits above the circle (the horizon) of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; it is He Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in."

 

God's power and strength is everlasting because He is Everlasting. As we look at Psalm 46:1, we find that He is always willing to help. "God is our refuge and strength, and a very present help in times of trouble."

 

This word "trouble" means:  distress, a tight place, an opponent, to be in anquish, sorrow, and affliction. God, our Father, really is a constant and abiding help. As we have Christ in our heart, then His presence rushes to our side.

 

"Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; ...He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength" (Isaiah 40:28,29).


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