God Helps You
1 Chronicles 12
God Helps You, 1 Chronicles 12. Did you know that, as a Christian, you are an open book to all who are around you? Your family, friends, and co-workers see the blessing of God upon you, especially if you are careful to acknowledge God as the source of your blessings.
Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee.
1 Chronicles 12:18b, King James Version
God Helps You
1 Chronicles 12
1 Chronicles 11 and 12 are recounting the great men of David's army. In today's passage, David is in the hold at Ziklag hiding from the army of Saul.
16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David.
17
And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye
be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine heart shall be knit unto
you: but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no
wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai,
who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on
thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to
thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee.
These
men had a choice to make; they could join the army of Saul or the army
of David. What was the final factor in their decision making? Just four
simple words: for your God helps you.
They understood that only through the help of God would they,
themselves, receive peace. It was obvious that God was no longer helping
King Saul, so, if remaining in God's favor was important to them, then going to David was an obvious conclusion.
Just
think about that for a moment. Did you know that, as a Christian, you
are an open book to all who are around you? Your family, friends, and
co-workers see the blessing of God upon you, especially if you are
careful to acknowledge God as the source of your blessings. They also
see how you respond when troubles come upon you. Where is your God now?
I
used to think that I would never be an effective witness for Christ
because I was not comfortable going door-to-door, or even handing out
pamphlet's in a mall. I have learned, however, that God makes each of us
different. For those who are comfortable going up to strangers and
declaring the Gospel of Christ, bravo!
That
does not excuse the rest of us. The simple answer is this. God has made
you just as you are to fulfill the plans He has for you in this life.
Live for Christ; pray for grace to be faithful to Him every moment of
every day. Your witness will stand out; others will see that God helps
you. As the song says, Brighten the corner where you are!
Peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee.
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