We have all heard it said, "The Lord helps those who help themselves". This is not a scripture and it is not even true. The truth is that the Lord helps those who can't help themselves. This is the reason why we are celebrating Christmas. Man was hopelessly lost because of his rebellion against God and unable to "help" himself out of his sinful lost condition. So God helped us and offered us hope and salvation by sending His Only Begotten Son into the world to save us from our sins... because we couldn't save ourselves.
God required a sacrifice for our sins. He is a holy God and in order to come into His presence there has to be a sacrifice. The whole Old Testament taught us that there wasn't enough sacrifices, even offerings, even obedient acts that we could do or keep that would save us. It taught us that it was impossible for us to "help" ourselves have a relationship with God and eternal life on our own.
Since we couldn't "help" or "save" ourselves, God sent us a gift that would. That gift came wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger. It was a gift. It was freely given. We didn't earn it. We didn't work for it. We didn't deserve it. It wasn't something He gave us as a little extra help to what we were already doing.
A virgin (Mary) could not get pregnant on her own. It took God intervening and opening her womb and planting the "seed" (the Savior) in there. Neither can we save ourselves on our own. Neither can we help ourselves and make it possible for us to be saved on our own. It takes God. Without Him it is impossible for us to do-- no matter how hard we try, or how much we help ourselves.
Have a great day. We couldn't help ourselves, so God sent the gift of His Son to help us and save us.
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Coffee Break is a morning devotional written by Lorraine Ezell
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