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June 8
Tuesday


GIVE ME
A HAND

READ:
Psalm 139:7-12
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Let Your hand become
my help.
__Psalm 119:173
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Recently I was fishing with some friends and waded into a current that was too strong for my old legs. I should have known better; it's a well-known fact that you can wade into flows that you can't back out of.

I got that panicky feeling you get when you realize you're in deep trouble. One more step and I would have been swept away.

I did the only thing I could think of: I called out to a friend nearby who is younger and stronger than I. "Hey, Pete!" I shouted. "Give me a hand, will you?" My friend waded into the current, reached out his strong hand, and pulled me into quiet water.

A few days later as I read Psalm 119, I came across verse 173: "Let Your hand become my help." I thought of that day on the stream and other days when I have "waded" into difficult situations, overestimating my feeble abilities and putting myself or my loved ones in jeopardy. Perhaps you find yourself in that place today.

There is help nearby, a Friend much stronger than you and I--one whose hand can hold us (Ps. 139:10). The psalmist also says of Him, "You have a mighty arm; strong is Your hand" (89:13). You can call out to God: "Give me a hand!" and He will rush to your side. __David Roper
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````````````````Fear not, I am with thee--O be not dismayed,````````
``````````````````For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid;`````````
```````````I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,````
``````````````Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand. __Anon``````
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When adversity strikes us,
God is ready to strengthen us.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 139:7-12***********

7 Where can I go from
Your Spirit? Or where can I
flee from Your presence?

8 If I ascend into heaven,
You are there; if I make my
bed in hell, behold, You are
there. 9 If I take the wings
of the morning, and dwell
in the uttermost parts of the
sea, 10 even there Your hand
shall lead me, and Your
right hand shall hold me.

11 If I say, "Surely the
darkness shall fall on me,"
even the night shall be light
about me; 12 indeed, the
darkness shall not hide
from You, but the night
shines as the day; the
darkness and the light are
both alike to You.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 139 teaches us about the greatness of our God by dealing
with His perfect character. In verses 1-6, the psalmist revels in the
omniscience of God, reminding himself and us that God knows
everything. The prefix omni means "all; totally." God's knowledge is
not only comprehensive--it is perfect. In verses 13-16, it is God's
creative omnipotence that is in view. While Psalm 19 deals with that
omnipotence in the macrocosm of creation ("the heavens declare"),
the focus here is on the microcosm__God's creative involvement in
knitting together each new life born into the world (v.13). In today's
reading (vv.7-12), the focus is on God's omnipresence--that He is
everywhere always at the same time. What a mighty God we serve!

BILL CROWDER