It's Okay to Ask for Help

1Peter 5:6

6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

The apostle Peter was addressing men both young and elder, Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians alike. Peter himself had to deal with learning humility from the hand of Jesus so he was willing to address the subject. He talked about men refraining from using their power as leaders to lord it over people. And for young men especially to be respectful and humble. God is the true chief and it is God who can help you. It takes humility to ask the Lord for help and to know He will show up at the right time. He is faithful in that once you ask for His help He will show himself as one who loves you and will deliver the help you seek.

Honestly, it takes humility to ask for help period. It means admitting that one cannot do it all on their own. There's nothing wrong with that. None of us was created to do it ALL by ourselves. That is why "the body of Christ" was created. Each person plays a role. And Peter says in verse 5 that God opposes the proud. This doesn't just apply to men but women too. However, Peter was aware that men suffer from it like no one else. Men are taught that they must be strong and carry the weight on their shoulders. If President Obama, a man who carries the weight of a country and the free world, admitted in a speech that he drops to his knees in prayer when he doesn't know what to do, then no man should be ashamed to do so. 

God should not be the last option any of us seeks for help but the first because He is the only one who already knows the outcome.

Remember Me

Luke 23:42

42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."

There were three men nailed to crosses on Calvary. Crucifixion was considered the most horrible death for the most horrible criminals. Our Lord hung in between two thieves. The words uttered by one thief were full of unbelief and taunting hurled at Jesus. But the other, reminded the first thief that they were getting what they deserved but that Jesus was innocent. Usually, the guilty don't admit their guilt. But that indeed was the first difference of the one thief. He recognized that he was wrong in his actions that caused him to be where he was. And once he did, he asked Jesus to remember him. And Jesus said in verse 43 "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."

The thief's humility is exactly what it takes for us to come to Jesus. There needs to be enough humility to say you have been wrong, made wrong choices, that you don't have all the answers. And when you do, no matter what you have done, even the most horrible of crimes, you can say to Jesus, "remember me."  And Jesus, our Lord and Savior, King of kings and Lord of Lords will remember you and take you in.

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