Steps to Christ GOD HELPS THOSE WHO CANNOT HELP THEMSELVES
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you. 2 Chron. 20:17.
A man came to see a new country with his wife, his cattle, his herds and his relatives. The people of the land came out to meet them, and they said to him. "What's your name, anyway?" And he said, "My name is Father of a Great Multitude." "Oh, is that right? How many children do you have?" "Well, er...ah...I don't have any." "You don't?" And they smiled. Then they said to his wife, "What's your name?" "My name is Mother of Nations." "Oh, must be the second marriage. How many children do you have?" "Er, it's a nice day in the land of Canaan, isn't it?" "How many children do you have?" "I don't have any children, either." "How old are you?" "Ninety."
This man and wife put their heads together, and they said, "God has promised something bigger than He can do. We'd better help Him. God helps those who help themselves!" So they worked out a clever plan. And in the Middle East today we still have the problem that resulted from their plan.
We see another man in the palace with its marble statues and ivory throne. His name is Moses. God comes to him and says, "Moses, you're the one to lead Israel out of Egypt." And Moses says, "You've got the right man. I've just graduated from military school. I'll start tomorrow morning." He did, and he got one Egyptian. Then he took off on a flight through the wilderness to the borders of Mount Sinai, and there at its base he herded sheep for forty years. Then God came to him again, and He said, "Moses, now it's time for you to lead Israel out of Egypt." "Oh, no, not me! I'm a born sheepherder." God smiled and said, "Now you're ready." It didn't take Moses long, when he realized his helplessness, to lead the people out to a great victory. Yet the people had to learn the same lesson for themselves. God said, "You won't have to fight. The Lord will fight for you." And the first thing they did was begin scrapping with their enemies. They too had to learn that God has the power to do what He's promised, and He doesn't need our help to do what He has promised to do for us. Admitting our helplessness to do it ourselves is the final step before coming to Him.
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you. 2 Chron. 20:17.
A man came to see a new country with his wife, his cattle, his herds and his relatives. The people of the land came out to meet them, and they said to him. "What's your name, anyway?" And he said, "My name is Father of a Great Multitude." "Oh, is that right? How many children do you have?" "Well, er...ah...I don't have any." "You don't?" And they smiled. Then they said to his wife, "What's your name?" "My name is Mother of Nations." "Oh, must be the second marriage. How many children do you have?" "Er, it's a nice day in the land of Canaan, isn't it?" "How many children do you have?" "I don't have any children, either." "How old are you?" "Ninety."
This man and wife put their heads together, and they said, "God has promised something bigger than He can do. We'd better help Him. God helps those who help themselves!" So they worked out a clever plan. And in the Middle East today we still have the problem that resulted from their plan.
We see another man in the palace with its marble statues and ivory throne. His name is Moses. God comes to him and says, "Moses, you're the one to lead Israel out of Egypt." And Moses says, "You've got the right man. I've just graduated from military school. I'll start tomorrow morning." He did, and he got one Egyptian. Then he took off on a flight through the wilderness to the borders of Mount Sinai, and there at its base he herded sheep for forty years. Then God came to him again, and He said, "Moses, now it's time for you to lead Israel out of Egypt." "Oh, no, not me! I'm a born sheepherder." God smiled and said, "Now you're ready." It didn't take Moses long, when he realized his helplessness, to lead the people out to a great victory. Yet the people had to learn the same lesson for themselves. God said, "You won't have to fight. The Lord will fight for you." And the first thing they did was begin scrapping with their enemies. They too had to learn that God has the power to do what He's promised, and He doesn't need our help to do what He has promised to do for us. Admitting our helplessness to do it ourselves is the final step before coming to Him.
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