TIME OF NEED

By Rick Mathes

Hebrews 4:16 (NASB77) Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need.

Jesus is always there when we need Him most. He never lets us down and we can always depend on the grace needed to overcome the evil one. The most necessary time is when faced with an enticing sin. It’s the sinful that fan the flames of hell and can only be extinguished by the Living Waters of the Word.

The Word is the strongest when we are the weakest. It is then the power of god raises its fist to plummet the serpent of the abyss. Those tempted find their relief on every line of every word preserved by the ginger of the Almighty. It is then that His grace swells up into a mighty conqueror and defeats Satan’s most powerful temptations. The Lord and His Words always prevail!

Our main occupation should be to recognize the enemy and the conscience is the radar of first defense. Once established, our faith and obedience kick in and vanquish the devil’s weapons with prayer that the Holy Spirit is quick to respond to.

A special weapon in our “born again” arsenal is boldness. Our Father is King of this universe and even the fallen angels and their leader Lucifer owe their very existence to the will of God: they are created beings. In the righteousness of Jesus, everything above, below and in creation only exist at His pleasure. Satan is nothing bur a speck of needles dust should He choose to annihilate it.

The solution to any problem I can dream up is to attack the evil forces of hell with the shield of faith and let the sword, or the Word do its thing. We are more than conquerors in Him and nothing  Satan can throw against us can prevail.

What a glorious God we worship! He will never let us down if we just use the Word of God. We can read it, pray it but especially live it. Nothing will top us from entering glory and enjoying the reward of faithful warriors, forever in His presence!