HELP ME BE STRONG AGAIN....
David talks about being afraid--his troubles multiplying--feeling like his sins had caught up with him. Sin kills the blessed assurance with regret, because of a guilty past that won't let you forget, nor will it let you go free Every chance it tries to remind you of the time that you screwed it up. Don't allow your disappointment with self become a paralyzing fear. Your courage was once brazen and bold, now it 'tippy toes'--instead of walking with your head up, you walk with your head down, eyes toward the ground telling the world that you are defeated. And your disappearing courage is a example of your will' being broken.
But Jesus' indwelling Holy Spirit is a helper in times of trouble and a restorer to those that have gotten lost. 911 to GOD is a result of losing the presence of GOD's divine power, with the exception of JESUS, that is always due to our sin consciousness (running from GOD) adding to it our guilty mind that attempts to avoid "all thoughts GOD" which make weak and unsure steps. We are more confident in life when we are obedient to GOD. A Spirit that is Holy and alive is a man with his head up, shoulders back and bouncing on his toes. David said, Psalms 18:29 ...by thee I have run through a troop or leaped over a wall... his confidence was in the relationship he had with GOD, feeling like he could accomplish anything. GOD is our confidence. Jehovah Nissi describes that confidence as 'GOD is our banner'...What is a banner? it is object of unity; GOD is where we unify, what we have in common; what is left when all else fails. Banners give hope for those in battle, increase determination to those fighting. Reminding those that are in a fight for their lives that we are not fighting alone. it is a object of hope and is what' left standing when the victory has been won. He is our confidence. So David cries to GOD--- 'HELP ME, GOD' in the midst of his troubles, but the cry for help is not just for the change of circumstances it is for the courage to be strong again. Sin destroys confidence and lowers esteem, but only against those who feel they have disappointed GOD. Reading the Psalms we can be sure that David will be honest with GOD---- Help me, GOD and while you do that can you punish my enemies (the ones that defeated me, disgraced me, embarrassed me, confused me, even tried to kill me...stand me up, while you yank them down. To regain what trouble threatened and sin destroyed--faith in GOD and confidence in self. v.17 Keep me on your mind, GOD...Don't forget about me since I am poor and needy. Once again we see the desperate seeking GOD. Man's "HELP ME" becomes a battle cry for GOD to help him against his enemies. To elevate him above his circumstances. Past sins have left him weak and he need GOD to prop him up again.
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