Help Me, Jesus!

AUGUST 27, 2020

By Patty Kamahele, Administrative Assistant

“Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.” (Psalm 116:2)

I should have known something was up when our chair lift reached the top of the mountain at a ski resort we visited. The run had a black diamond and a sign that warned, “If you don’t think you can ski down safely…don’t be afraid to tell your friends No!” All of my friends were very advanced skiers (black diamond type). I was an intermediate. But I thought, “Hey, I should give it a try” (which could have been my famous last words!).

My friends had no problem as they took off over the edge of the precipice, so I carefully headed down behind them. We literally had to jump over a cornice to start our descent. Well, I jumped and landed fine, but then I started to build up speed and it was a long way down! Faster and faster I went until I no longer had any control. I fell and began tumbling head over heels (like the cartoon characters who fall in the snow and end up like one giant snowball with just arms and legs hanging out)!

As a newer Christian at the time, I always wondered if I would really call on the Lord’s Name if I was in trouble. Well, I was in trouble! I cried out, “Help me, Jesus!” And at that moment, I literally came to a dead stop. What?! In the middle of a mountain when I still had a couple of hundred yards to go until I reached the bowl of the run? Yes, and it was miraculous for me. When I looked back, I saw that I had narrowly missed a huge boulder in the middle of the run.

My friends, wondering where I was and seeing me tumbling and then stopping, zoomed over to see if I was okay. They, too, were amazed that I had suddenly come to a halt where I did. One friend was a paramedic, and he checked all of my bones and ligaments. Although I ended up sore and bruised from head to toe the next day, I was otherwise fine. Thank You, Jesus!

Where do we go when we are in need of help? I was so glad I went to the Lord that day. Now please keep in mind that we don’t have to be careening down a huge mountain to call out to Him. Every obstacle or challenge we face in this life, no matter how big or small, is important to the Lord. He wants us to reach out to Him. He wants us to call upon His Name. And as our Scripture verse for today reminds us, it should be a lifelong pursuit.

May I encourage you to call upon the Lord with any need you may have? He is there with arms wide open to comfort you, to enfold you, to assure you that He is with you.

Lord, thank You for Your tender mercies and loving care. When we find ourselves in need of help, may we call upon You for You are always there and Your ears are always open to our cry. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

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