Help from the Lord in Times of Plenty
A man declares, "My help cometh from the Lord," yet Alfred Edersheim reminds us this conviction must burn brightest not when darkness surrounds us, but...
This is historical examples on reliance on God and spiritual danger in prosperity, drawing on Psalms 121:2.
A man declares, "My help cometh from the Lord," yet Alfred Edersheim reminds us this conviction must burn brightest not when darkness surrounds us, but when sunlight floods our path. When friends multiply, when abundance flows, when earthly helpers stand ready—that very moment we face our gravest spiritual peril. The soul grows forgetful. We begin leaning upon the brachion sarx (arm of flesh), making human strength our refuge, only to discover flesh cannot bear the weight of eternity.…
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