On the day I cried out, you answered; you strengthened my spirit. Psalm 138:3
The message today from Scripture is to have the trusting nature of a young child who relies on a parent for everything, every waking moment. Whether it is Queen Esther who acknowledges her helplessness and seeks God’s assistance through prayer and fasting, or the psalmist who thanks and praises God for His help and continues to fall back on the Lord’s aid, or Jesus who encourages his disciples to ask, to seek and to knock in Matthew’s gospel, chapter 7.
The words of Jesus ring true for us today: In asking you will be given, in seeking you will find, in knocking the door will be opened. Jesus reassures us of the generosity of His Father, saying it surpasses every effort of human parents to love their children by giving them good things.
It may be counter-intuitive, humiliating even, to cry out and ask for help to such an extent. Surely as intelligent and able adults we are able to accomplish tasks, create systems, and run organizations on our own steam. We tend to forget that everything comes from God, our intelligence, skills, talents, capabilities and gifts, everything. We should always give ownership back to the Lord and whatever we accomplish in a day, we should thank and praise Him for all the opportunities that came our way to glorify Him.
Without Him we are nothing. Every good thing comes from Him. Both Jesus and Mary understood this truth all too well and sought constantly to do the will of the Father. They cried out every day for the Father to strengthen their spirit and lead them. We ought to do the same if we call ourselves Christians.
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