The Great Succourer

“He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” Psalm 91:4.

The word succour is defined as assistance and support in hardship and distress. It goes far beyond help and denotes the actions of one who has the ability to aide, shield and protect from danger, as to safely hide away behind a rock for shelter in great calamity.  Jesus, our Lord and Savior, is our great succorer; whatever may be going on in our lives today, God’s got this too! “For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.”  Hebrews 2:18.                                                                   

When we reach a point where there appears to be no answers to things that try our very souls, we must release and let go to our divine source, our great succorer. “In his greatness and majesty: He is the high and lofty One that inhabits eternity.”- Matthew Henry. Our thoughts of God must exalt Him above all that we can possibly conceive. He sits high in the Heavens in a transcendent place untouchable by man. Isaiah 40:25 state “To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.” Isaiah 40:25.

There is no creature, or any other thing that is like or can be compared to the Lord God Almighty. He is sovereign and immutable. . . so I ask you, is there anything too hard for our God to handle? Absolutely not, we can place our trust in His omnipotence.  Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.” Isaiah 40:26.

My friends, rest in the assurance that God knows and is in total control of the trials and tribulations in this life…it is His amazing grace that gives us strength, peace and the sinew to keep running  this Christian race. Let us pray for the Holy Spirit to help us release our concerns in His care. He is faithful and will heal our brokenness; He is our great succourer– our rock- our shelter in the time of a storm! “He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.” Psalm 91:4.

God blessings and peace to all.

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