The Truth Will Set You Free, Part 13

“Blessed be the LORD, because He has heard the voice of my supplication. The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart exults, and with my song I shall thank Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is a saving defense to His anointed. Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.” Psalm 28:6-9

In The Adventure of Prayer the late author Catherine Marshall reveals the power of helplessness:

“Why is prayer so startlingly effective when we admit our helplessness? One obvious reason is because our human helplessness is bedrock fact. God is a realist and insists that we be realists too. So long as we are deluding ourselves that human resources can supply our hearts’ desires, we are believing a lie.

This recognition and acknowledgment of our helplessness is also the quickest way to that right attitude which God recognizes as essential to prayer. It deals a mortal blow to the most serious sins of all - man’s independence that ignores God.

Another reason is that we cannot learn firsthand about God - what He is like, His love, and His real power - so long as we are relying on ourselves and other people. And fellowship with Jesus is the true purpose of life and the only foundation for eternity. It is real, this daily fellowship He offers us.

So if your every human plan and calculation has miscarried; if, one by one, human props have been knocked out and doors have shut in your face, take heart - the message is: ‘Stop depending on inadequate human resources. Let Me handle the matter.’”

“...power is perfected in weakness...” 2 Corinthians 12:9