The Only One Who Can

Psalm 60:11-12 says-“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man. Through
God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.”

It would be easy to read this verse and think “oh, my help is vain...guess I won’t help or ask other people to help because the help of humanity is vain.” While that is what this verse says, that doesn’t mean that we aren’t called to help a fellow man in need. We absolutely are.

What it does mean, however, is that everyone, no matter their age, race, gender, or
background will one day face a problem that only God can help fix. In that instance the
help of man will be vain because there are only so many things a human can
accomplish. It’s in these times that we must remember it isn’t hopeless. Instead it’s
simply time to hand our problem over to the master problem solver. The one who
designed a boat to withstand the flood. The one who parted the seas so His people
could cross on dry land. The one who shut the mouths of lions and caused the raging
heat of the fire to be of no effect. He is the one who we can always trust to help us
through whatever situation we may face.

Have you been trying to solve your problem on your own or with the help of your closest friends and you just don’t see any relief? It’s time to put it into the hands that can: God’s hands.