Jamie Thompson Ministries

Getting a jump on the week today. Making copies for the UP Bible study on Friday and making notes for the Ladies' Bible study on Thursday. I will work on my AWANA verses and the Wednesday Bible study lesson shortly, we will be covering Genesis 21. It will be a very busy week this week and the next few weeks to come.

I've been thinking some about help lately. Last week in Genesis we discussed the way God helped Lot and how many times He helped Lot. The angels coming to rescue he and his family literally laid hands on them and pulled them out of Sodom. He'd been saved when his father died-he was looked out after by his grandfather, Terah. Then when his grandfather died, Abram became his guardian, and in the Valley of the kings Abram fought for he and his family. The angels rescued him from the crowd that pressed in on him. God had this man and was keeping him safe for Abraham's sake. Wow! Now, that's what I call help. That's what I'm going to need for the next few weeks. Real help.

My favorite Psalm 121 talks about where our help comes from and it is certainly true for me. "...My help comes from the Lord God, maker of Heaven and earth." Where does your help come from? Think about that. Where is your fear default set? Do you call your parents or your best friend? What about your husband or wife when you are afraid, do you call them? As a Christian your first cry should be to the One who can do something about it, Jesus Christ. How do we make sure His is the first Name we call on? By so saturating ourselves with His presence that it just is a reflex.

My favorite pastor talks about muscle memory and how athletes learn to throw a basketball by practice, so much practice that the muscles remember the shot even when the athlete is stressed, likewise you pray so much your mind remembers that even in stressful times. It becomes a reflex. There is the pathway example. You walk a certain route in your home or yard so much that the carpet or grass is worn in that path. You go to God so much that there's a path that leads straight to Him in your mind. We know all these things but some of us don't do them.

We have a need for human fellowship so in times of pain we reach out to those who can reach back. But, most people have no wisdom and even if they are Christians their default might not be set to Jesus either. Oh friends! If we reach to God first He can send the wisdom through His word or through someone He puts in your path who will have His wisdom. But, if we bypass Him, we often get worldly empathy and not mercy from the Creator God. He is help. He's Psalm 23 kind of help! That verse is not for the dead but for the living!

Let me encourage you to call on God this week. Let Him comfort you. He is the one who created you placing every hair on your head. He is the One who gives you armor to stand in. He is the One-Jehovah Jireh, Shammah, Nissi, Sabbaoth and so much more. "They that call upon the Lord shall be saved." Acts 2:21. Friends if He can save your spirit from hell, He can provide safety from your enemy, money for gas, healing for your heart and body and He can send you real help! That's what I need and I will call upon the Name of the Lord. How about you?

To God be the glory!
Jamie