2 February 2021
Our Help
is in the Lord
God's grace always
assists those who struggle, but this does not mean that a struggler is always
in the position of a victor. Sometimes in the arena the wild animals did not
touch the righteous ones, but by no means were they all preserved untouched.
Though a man may be found in a weak state, that does not at all mean that he has been abandoned by God. On the cross, the Lord Jesus Christ was in trouble, as the world sees things. But when the sinful world considered Him to be completely destroyed, in fact He was victorious over death and hades. The Lord did not promise us positions as victors as a reward for righteousness, but told us, "In the world you will have tribulation - but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world" (Jn 16:33).
The power of God is effective when a person asks for the help from God, acknowledging his own weakness and sinfulness. This is why humility and the striving toward God are the fundamental virtues of a Christian.
St. John the
Wonderworker (1896 - 1966)
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