“For He will deliver the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And the lives of the needy He will save.”
Psalm 72:12-13
“Therefore, let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16
Come unto Me and draw near, all you who are weary,
With burdens too heavy to lift up and carry.
I uphold all the world by the Word of My power,
I’ll raise you and crown you with glory and honor.
Come take My hand, and walk close to Me,
I am able to save you completely.
I have the power of an indestructible life,
And a love for you beyond the end of time.
Come with boldness to Me, and draw nigh,
To My throne of glory and to God Most High.
Beset with sin and discouragements, poor and needy,
Approach My throne of grace and receive mercy.
Come now and believe, ~see My hands, touch My side,
I bore all your sin on the cross for all time.
Turn your gaze to My face, and be filled with My peace,
Lest your soul becomes faint and your burdens increase.
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Exalted and holy, gracious and lowly,
I am your Savior, forever abiding;
My days and your joy, they shall never end,
For I am your eternal God and your Friend.
Throne of Grace
C.A. TAYLOR/N. AGUILAR
Bending down to us in infinite love God says, “My child, how needy are you? What heavy burden is upon you? What grievous sorrow is darkening your faith? What fear of future ill is shadowing your pathway? What spiritual thirst do you want slaked? What barrenness of soul enriched? How hungry, how helpless, how faint, how hopeless are you? What do you need this hour? For I will deliver the needy.” And so, the very need that burdens, dispirits and perplexes us is at once the condition and pledge of His blessing…. You are just the one God is looking for~just the one who is ripe for deliverance~just the special individual to whom His promise is made. “For He shall deliver the needy, and him that hath no helper.”
Do not be too afraid of getting into the spot where you have no helper, for that is the spot where, like Jacob, you will meet a delivering God. Do not be too anxious to be free from needs, unless you want to be free from prayer-power. Accept them just as God sends them or permits them. The moment you come to a need, remember also that you have come to a promise. “He shall deliver the needy.” To miss a need may be to miss a miracle. As soon as one appears in your life, do not begin to worry because it is there, but praise God because it is to be supplied. “For He shall deliver the needy when he cries.”
JAMES H. McCONKEY
“What must be the support and consolation of an infinite God! Perfect power and Perfect wisdom not only giving the cup but holding our hands while we drink it!”
J.R. MACDUFF -1871
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