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06/01/2026

𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀

𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙞𝙢.

𝘉𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘯𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘳

Back in 1935, the Great Depression was felt throughout the United States. My husband and I were the parents of two little girls, who at that time were six and eight years old. For the previous five years, we had operated a concession stand in a golf course clubhouse. Conditions were not as good as they should have been, in either our business or our once happy home. My husband had dedicated his life to Christ as a young man and for a time had sincerely tried to serve God. I had believed in God ever since I was a little girl. However, I did not understand real salvation. I thought if I went to church, did my best to be a good wife and mother, and treated my neighbors right, I would go to Heaven someday. I did help anyone who came to me hungry or in need. When I was a small child, I had known real hunger, because my father was an alcoholic and my mother had to work at anything she could find to try to feed her four children.

In the Depression years there were many men walking the highways in search of work. They came to our clubhouse offering to work for a little food. We could not turn them away, but our profits dwindled. Also, to my great disappointment, my husband started to drink and to smoke the big ci**rs we had for sale. Our profits dwindled even more.

Then, my husband narrowly escaped a speeding train that almost struck his car as he was crossing the railroad tracks. The Lord, in His mercy, began talking to both of us. We knew that we should leave that place and try to get back to where God wanted us to be. But we didn’t have the money to move, and we wondered if anyone in those days had enough money to purchase our concession stand. We put an advertisement in the paper and had an answer soon from a couple who had to come to our climate for their health. They had little money, but we didn’t care. We only wanted enough to move away from that place.

We left in an old Model T Ford, partly held together with hay wire. Our two little girls were in the back seat with our dog, as well as several cats in a cardboard box. We also pulled a trailer with a few boxes of clothes and a crate of chickens. As we left, I looked back and said, “Thank you, Lord,” for I felt that we were like the Children of Israel leaving Egypt, trouble, and sin.

The only place we could stay temporarily was in my mother-in-law’s home in Portland, Oregon. It was not far from the Apostolic Faith tabernacle, and a camp meeting was in progress. The building was open on all sides in those days, and we could hear the music—the songs of many happy Christians singing the praises of God.

One evening we went to hear the music, or I should say, the Lord led us there. As soon as I stepped onto those holy grounds, I knew that God was there, and somehow a hope sprang up in my soul. What an inspiring evening that was! I marveled at the testimonies, the sermon, and the praying of many voices in unison that sounded like the surging rush of a mighty waterfall.

I was given a church paper to take home. I took it out of courtesy, not really intending to read it. I had read so many religious papers over the years, and I was still all wrapped up in my own miserable thoughts about our unhappy home and the fact that I was fast becoming crippled with arthritis. But the Lord was leading us to paths of glory. One day as I was ironing, so ill I could hardly work, the Lord spoke to my heart. The words were so real. He said to me, “Read that Apostolic Faith paper.” I began to weep, and with trembling hands I picked up the paper from where it was rolled up on the table. The tears blinded my eyes, and I could not see to read. But suddenly, as if they were written in letters of fire, I could plainly see these words, “Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 3).

At once my spiritually blinded eyes were opened and I knew that I was a sinner—a self-righteous one trusting in my own goodness and good works to get me into Heaven. I remember holding that paper over my heart and earnestly praying, “Oh, Lord, forgive me and I will serve you the rest of my life.” Such a simple prayer—but what marvelous results! Instantly all my burdens left me, and such wonderful peace flooded my soul as I felt the cleansing power of the Blood of Jesus wash away all the sin, doubt, and unhappiness from my life.

My husband was late coming home that evening, and I thought he was out looking for work. As he came in the back door, I looked at him with wonder for he looked young again—just as he had looked when he first started to serve Jesus, before all the sin and trouble had overtaken him. I said, “What has happened to you?” He replied, “Jesus saved me, and today as I was praying at the Apostolic Faith camp meeting, Jesus sanctified me. I am not going to drink any more or cause you any more trouble.” With joy I answered, “I didn’t know what to call it, but something happened to me, too! As I was reading the church paper, I prayed, and Jesus completely changed my life. I forgot to finish my ironing! Instead, I have been reading the Bible. I never knew it was such a wonderful Book with so many wonderful promises.”

In the days ahead, the Lord carefully took us through many hard trials to prove us and to help increase our faith in Him. One day He showed me that I needed to forgive someone for a great wrong. I knew I could say that I forgave, but could I really mean it in my heart? I prayed much about it and finally I was able to tell the Lord, “Yes, I can really forgive.” At that moment I was instantly healed of the arthritis.

Our youngest daughter had been ill from the time she was an infant. Physicians had not been able to help her. After we were saved, we decided to trust the Lord for her healing. For a long time she grew worse. One night as I prayed beside her bed, I looked out of the window at the stars and said, “Oh Lord, what have I done that You do not hear my prayer and heal our child?” A Scripture came to my mind, “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward” (Hebrew 10:35). My husband and I prayed all night by her bed. Then, on another night, she went to sleep ill, as usual, but in the morning, she was entirely healed. Jesus had touched her during the night and the illness never returned.

The time had come for our second camp meeting, and we wanted to stay on the campground. We were told that we could use a tent, and we did have some furnishings, but we needed a stove and money was scarce. Our family prayed together in our kitchen that God would help us be there for the camp meeting. Kneeling in a corner of the room, the daughter who had been healed was praying very earnestly, “Lord, give us a stove so we can go to camp meeting.” After we finished praying, my husband went for a walk and passed an old house that workmen were taking apart. In one of the rooms was a small cast iron wood stove. My husband asked the foreman if he wanted to sell it. He replied, “If you can take it away, you may have it.” That stove served us very well for several camp meetings. I could even bake biscuits on it!

One Saturday night, I looked through the cupboard trying to find something to feed our family. Finally, we sat down and thanked the Lord for a very thin soup. The next day was Sunday, and we always packed a lunch and stayed all day at church. I looked at my husband and wondered, “What will we do for lunch?” He looked thoughtful but said, “We will trust the Lord.”

At that moment there was a knock at the front door. We all hurried to answer it, and there was a young woman from the Apostolic Faith Church holding a box of groceries. As she brought them in, she said, “Mother was doing dishes when the Lord laid it on her heart to send you this food.” There was stuffed breast of veal, bread and butter, milk, fruit, and vegetables. We dropped to our knees in a great prayer of thanksgiving, not only for the food but for people who were close enough to the Lord to know when some of His children were in need. We thanked God also that He had revealed to us that we could trust Him in hard places.

In our first year as new Christians, we found that we should trust, believe, and do God’s will. Through many years since then, He has never failed us.

𝘈𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘚𝘯𝘺𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘓𝘢𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 1935. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2, 1991.

05/27/2026

We want to extend a big “THANK YOU!” to everyone who came out on Memorial Day to help get the campground ready for camp meeting. In less than 5 weeks, we will be welcoming guests once again from near and far!

05/25/2026

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙨?

𝘉𝘺 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘦

At the end of the month of May, we have a national holiday here in the United States to honor the military personnel who gave their lives in the service of our great country. Memorial Day is a time of solemn reflection when we remember and are thankful for the soldiers who sacrificed to preserve our freedom.

There are many ways that nations, states, communities, churches, families, and individuals commemorate people or events that have significantly impacted them, and history has proven that there is great value in doing so. Let’s consider four aspects of memorials: examples of physical memorials, spiritual memorials, why we need such memorials, and how we can set them in place in our own lives.

𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
Many monuments in this nation’s capital, Washington DC, memorialize events or people who made a mark on this country. For example, at a ceremony on February 21, 1885, President Chester A. Arthur dedicated the newly completed Washington Monument to the memory of George Washington, the first president of the United States. The Washington Monument remains one of the most distinctive features of the city’s skyline to this day.

Some memorials in this country are reminders of significant events, such as the Pearl Harbor National Memorial, which commemorates the attack that brought the United States into World War II. Other memorials symbolize foundational ideals, such as the Statue of Liberty. Still others commemorate achievements; for example, the Wright Brothers National Memorial celebrates man’s first powered flight. Such memorials help preserve historical narratives and ensure that lessons from the past are learned and remembered from one generation to the next.

In many locations, there are street names, airports, libraries, and parks that are named in honor of historic figures. Religious institutions around the world are also named for individuals. One in Ogun State, Nigeria, called Crawford University, was named after Florence Crawford, the founder of the Apostolic Faith Church. Some parents have named their children Florence, Raymond, Loyce, or Josiah, memorializing church leaders who were shining examples of stability, holiness, purity, and godliness. In giving children these names, the parents are indicating a hope that their children will grow up in the same manner and with the same passion that those people had for the Gospel. So, memorials, whether national, church, or personal, are all around us.

𝗔 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝘀𝗿𝗮𝗲𝗹
In Joshua chapter 4, we read of a time when God instituted a spiritual memorial for the Children of Israel. He told their leader, Joshua, to have twelve men—one from each tribe—take a stone from the Jordan River. The stones were to be carried to the other side of the river and set up as a memorial (verse 8). At God’s direction, the stones that were taken from the Jordan became memorial stones. They marked the miraculous event that had just occurred: the Children of Israel had crossed the Jordan River into the Promised Land on dry ground. Their forty-year journey had come to an end.

Since the day many years earlier when God had delivered them from Egypt, He had done many miracles for them. We remember how He gave them a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night to guide them. When they came to the Red Sea, He parted the waters and they passed over on dry ground. God gave them victory over the Amalekites. He provided them with manna and quail, and water from a rock. He gave them military victories over nations that opposed them along the way.

When they finally arrived at the border of the Promised Land, the Jordan River stood between them and their destination. God told Joshua, “And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the LORD of all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap” (Joshua 3:13). Just as God said, when the priests' feet touched the water, the river stopped flowing. All the Children of Israel—and they numbered close to two million people—walked across on dry ground by the mighty power of God.

Follow the crossing, God commanded Joshua to take the memorial stones from the spot where the priests’ feet had stood firm when the waters were cut off. And He gave the reason: He did not want the Israelites to forget what had happened. In days to come, when children would ask their parents what the stones meant, they could explain what God had done for them at that place. Those stones were meant to preserve the memory of that great event.

𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
We find examples of other spiritual memorials in the Bible. Genesis 28:18 tells of a memorial Jacob built where God met him in a mighty way after he left his home and started for Haran. In a dream, Jacob saw the angels of God ascending and descending a ladder that reached unto Heaven. This was not an ordinary dream: God showed Himself to Jacob! When Jacob awoke, he said, “Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not” (Genesis 28:16). How did he respond to that amazing event? We read, “And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it” (Genesis 28:18). He made a memorial! He called the name of that place Bethel, which means “House of God”—a place where God dwells.

The prophet Samuel also set up a memorial to God. In 1 Samuel 7:12 we read, “Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.” That memorial was to help the Israelites remember a great deliverance from the Philistines. Haven’t we had “Ebenezers” along the way—times when the Lord helped us as a church, as families, or as individuals? Those are our memorials, and we do not want to forget any of them.

In Exodus, 12:24-27, we read of the Passover—a feast that God instituted to remind the Israelites of their miraculous deliverance from Egypt. That was an amazing event, and they were not to forget it. In fact, to this day, many Jews still observe the Passover, recalling what God did and rehearsing the memory that God said they should keep.

The Lord’s Supper is another memorial in the Bible, and that one was established by Jesus himself. In Luke 22:19, we are told that Jesus gathered with His disciples and “took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” If you have been saved from sin, you need to look back and remember the great sacrifice that the Lord made for you. Observing the Lord’s Supper is one way we do so.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀?
Spiritual memorials are necessary because we are prone to forget. Ten years ago I used to remember things, but now I have to make a concerted effort to do so. With the passing of time, memories dim. Our working memory is short and getting shorter as the years go by.

A man named George Miller, a pioneering cognitive scientist, is famous for his 1956 publication titled, “The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two.” In it, he stated that the average person can only hold about seven (plus or minus two) items in his or her working memory at any given time. He introduced the concept of grouping bits of information in order to retain them. That is why phone numbers with seven characters are divided into two groups that are separated by a dash.

Because of our tendency to forget, many of us have techniques to help us remember. If I don’t put appointments on my Outlook calendar, don’t expect me! That is why we use sticky notes or put reminders on our refrigerators—humans forget. But if we forget everything else, may we never forget the goodness of God. It will take concerted effort to remember all the times and ways the goodness of God has been manifested to us.

Another reason that we need spiritual memorials is to teach future generations. God told Joshua that the stones taken from the Jordan would be a conversation starter when the children asked their meaning. Their parents could then say, “Oh, you want to hear the story? Let me tell you what happened there.” God did not want the Children of Israel to forget His goodness to them, and those memorial stones were meant to help preserve the memory.

𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
About thirty-five years ago, I heard of a man who said he was a Christian and kept a diary containing a list of people who had offended him. When he passed away, his children were at the cusp of coming to Christ. However, after their dad was buried, they went through his belongings and found the diary. When they read what he had written, they decided that if that was what Christianity was all about, they wanted nothing to do with it.

When I read that story, I decided to do something different. Like that man, I started a diary, but mine contains scores and scores of victories that have occurred in our church. Back then, if I heard of a brother or sister who was going through a difficult time, I would write it down. Then I would take those names before God, praying, “God, help this one. Meet this brother’s needs. Resolve that situation for this family.” Later on, when I would hear testimonies of how God resolved the problem, I would go home and write in my diary, “Prayer answered on this date.”

I have that notebook here with me today. Recently, my son saw it and asked what it was. I said to him, “Do you want to hear about the goodness of God? Do you want to hear of how God has answered prayers? This notebook shows that we are a church where God answers prayers.” He took the notebook and flipped through its pages. And guess what? He recognized names of people who are still in the church today—individuals who came through very difficult times with victory. Many people have carried me to God in prayer when I was going through difficult times as well. We are a family! Together as a church, and independently as believers, we need to build memorials, and one way we can do that is to keep a record of answers to prayer.

Another way to establish memorials is through our testimonies. Revelation 12:11 says, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.” We enjoy the testimonies given in our church services. Sometimes when we testify, it may seem that our children are not listening. Be assured, they 𝘢𝘳𝘦 listening. When we are gone from this earth, they will be able to say, “I remember how my dad would stand up and give a shout for the battle and testify to the goodness of God.” We keep spiritual memories alive when we testify! Parents, grandparents, and fellow believers, we cannot overestimate the power of our testimonies.

While we rehearse our stories verbally, we can also write out our testimonies. In Habakkuk 2:2, God instructed the prophet to “write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he that readeth may run.” We may forget details, but if it is written down, the blessings we recorded are preserved. Someday perhaps our children and our children’s children will see what we have written and be inspired and encouraged in the way of the Lord.

We must be deliberate in passing down our history and the blessings of God. In the Book of Judges we read that after the death of Joshua and the godly men around him, “there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel” (Judges 2:10). That passage rips my heart open every time I read it. After Joshua’s generation passed off the scene, the next generation did not know what God had done for their forefathers! How did that happen? Perhaps the parents failed to teach them. Maybe they had done their best to educate their children in many other things, but failed to tell them about the goodness of God. What a tragedy!

Our mortal bodies will be gone from the scene someday, if the Lord does not come first. What God has done for us will be gone as well unless we have passed those memories on to our children, our grandchildren, and the next generation. If I leave this earth before the Lord comes, I want my family, the church, and all who know me to be able to say, “Brother Sola may be gone, but his testimony of deliverance from sin is still alive.” I want them to know what God has done in my life.

𝗔 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Not far from New York City, there is a grave with a headstone inscribed with just one word: “Forgiven.” There is no name, no date of birth, no date of death, no epitaph, no elaborate tribute; just the word “Forgiven.” That word symbolizes the ultimate importance of being right with God.

Have you been forgiven? Have you begun stacking up stones of spiritual memorials in your life? Maybe there’s a memory of the time and place where God sanctified you or filled you with His Holy Spirit. Are you passing that on? Maybe there was a time when you were sick, the people of God prayed, and God healed you. Perhaps the doctors said they must have been mistaken in their diagnosis, but you know that the power of God intervened and changed everything. That is a memorial to you, but have you passed it on? Have you stacked up those stones?

The Psalmist said, “Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (Psalm 103:2-4). He knew the importance of remembering the benefits of God! He passed it on through this psalm, and it has blessed hearts for centuries.

Today, what memorials are we building for those who come after us? May God help us to be faithful in passing on our memorials to the next generation.

𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢 𝘈𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩.

05/13/2026

Mark your calendars now for Portland Camp Meeting 2026!

Information about how to register is available at www.apostolicfaith.org/camp-meeting

05/11/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗜𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆

𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨.

𝘉𝘺 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘦

When I was growing up, our family lived in a rural area on Stafford Road out toward Wilsonville, Oregon. When my older brother was a teenager, he decided to volunteer with the Wilsonville Volunteer Fire Department. At the same time, he was interested in muscle cars and had one of his own. I always knew when my brother’s car was running; when the engine turned on, it shook the ground, it shook the house, and it reverberated in my chest. Sometimes, I would be awakened in the night by the sound of that car roaring to life and racing down the driveway. On those occasions, there would be some assurance in my heart that my brother was going off in response to a cry for help. He was on his way to help someone in need.

Another memory from that period of my life is riding the school bus into Wilsonville. Our route took us past the Volunteer Fire Department, and once in a while we would hear the sirens as we came around the corner, and then we would see lights flashing. There was a grocery store across the street from the station, and when timed just right, we would see the butcher run out and race across the road untying his apron as he went. As a volunteer, he was in a hurry, because help was needed and help was coming.

It is one thing to be aware of someone else having a bad day. It is something entirely different to be the one in distress. When we are in that position and hear a siren off in the distance, there is a sense of reassurance in knowing it is coming for us—help is on the way.

In Psalm 34:6, we read words penned by David after he fled for his life from King Saul. He said, “This poor man cried.” This simple statement could have been used to sum up so many situations in David’s life, and if he had stopped right there, it would have been lamentable. However, he went on to write, “and the Lᴏʀᴅ heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.” Today, if you are in any trouble, in any distress, or if the cares of life are weighing on you, God is listening. He hears when you cry out to Him, and help is on the way!

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴
In Psalm 107, many scenarios are presented in which life has gone wrong; things have not turned out the way people wanted. At the same time, the idea is introduced over and over that all one has to do in times of trouble is cry out to the Lᴏʀᴅ, and help will come.

One scenario begins in verse 11, which says, “Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High.” That is where things went wrong—they rebelled. When we know what is right to do and decide we are not going to do it, the Holy Spirit will tell us we need to live God’s way. If we say, “I’m going to live my way,” that is rebellion, and that is sin.

The next verse states, “Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.” That is exactly where sin will lead a person. This may be where you are right now, but you don’t have to stay there. Verse 13 says, “Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.” If you realize that your sinful choices have brought you to a place you would rather not be and you want deliverance, just cry out to God. You will find that help is on the way.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
The greatest rescue mission in history took place on Calvary. Jesus gave His life so we could be forgiven and freed from sin. The Bible tells us in Hebrews chapter 2 that He “was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man” (verse 9). Jesus tasted death for you and me. He went to the Cross to rescue us, to deliver us from sin.

Everyone born into this world is born in sin and needs rescuing. Further on in Hebrews 2 we read, “Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bo***ge” (verses 14-15). Sin is bo***ge. You might think you are in control, but you are a servant to sin. You are a slave to the enemy of your soul. God wants to deliver you, but you must cry out to Him in repentance.

When God delivers you, it is not just from poor decisions or habits. Jesus didn’t die on the Cross to make your sin problem a little less bad than it is now. Salvation is not a tamping down of sin. Jesus died to liberate you and give you a whole new life! His purpose in dying and rising again on the third day was not simply to give the devil a black eye, but “that he might destroy him.” Jesus wants to destroy the sin that is in you and transform your life. Don’t settle for signing a card, shaking someone’s hand, and going on your way unchanged, still bound by your sins. Jesus promises something better. He offers complete deliverance from sin and a whole new life. He offers victory!

𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿
Jesus is ready and able to help you. Hebrews 2:18 states, “For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.” The word “succour” in the English was originally a military term, meaning “to send in reinforcements.” In this verse, it is translated from the Greek word 𝘣𝘰𝘦́𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰́, which means “to run in the direction of an urgent cry for help.” This is an illustration of what Jesus does. When we go to the altar of prayer and say, “Lord, help me,” He responds. Right then, help is on the way.

Over the course of my life, I’ve had some negative experiences with call centers. Perhaps you have too. Usually, the instructions for obtaining support include the statement that operators are standing by to take the call. Yet, when I call the number, there is no immediate response. I may get a busy signal or a recorded message, and it occurs to me that possibly the operators are “standing-by” less than suggested. When I do get through, many times the person answering seems surprised by my problem. My call gets put on hold, transferred to another department, or referred to a supervisor.

You will never have an experience like that with Jesus. Your prayers will never be met with a busy signal. God will not be surprised by your problem or tell you that you’ve reached the wrong department. When you bring your burdens to Him, your prayer goes exactly where it is supposed to go. You won’t have to ask for a supervisor, because Jesus 𝘪𝘴 the Supervisor, and He is able to do something for you.

God is waiting to hear from you. He wants you to bring all your burdens to Him. If you are not saved, you are facing life’s trials alone and missing out on victory over sin and the hope of Heaven. It isn’t that all your troubles will stop after you give your heart to the Lord. Day by day, situations will continue to arise and the cares of life will still come. However, God has promised to be with you and He will help and sustain you. Whether you are seeking salvation or are already a child of God, take your needs to Him. He will meet you at the altar of prayer and bring you through. Cry out to God today.

𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱
When we reach out to those around us for help, we don’t always get the help we really need. Fellow believers, family, and friends mean well, but as humans, we are limited in what we can do for each other. One time, I needed some work done at my house. Someone came out to do the job, but it wasn’t until his seventh trip that he had the right equipment and tools to do what was needed. With Jesus, He knows exactly what type of help we need, and He is equipped to provide it.

The words “merciful” and “faithful” in Hebrews 2:17 bring to mind the gentle Shepherd that we see depicted in paintings of Jesus carrying a lamb. As our Shepherd, Jesus protects, guides, and provides for us. Sometimes, this is the help that we need.

However, there will be moments in life, as we are doing our best to serve the Lord, where we will encounter fierce trials. In those circumstances, we don’t so much need the gentle Jesus as we do the Captain of Salvation who has never lost a battle (see Hebrews 2:10). We need Someone with the power to overcome any adversity and win the victory. This Jesus is described in Revelation 1:14-16. The Apostle John said, “His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; and his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.” Whatever situation we find ourselves in, we can be assured that when we cry out to Jesus, the help we need is on the way.

𝗔 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
When John saw Jesus in all His glory, he fell down at His feet as if dead. Then Jesus said, “Fear not,” and that is our instruction today. We can be assured that when we take our burdens to the Lord in prayer, our call will go through. We will reach Heaven’s call center and it will be the right department with the right equipment to help us. As Jesus continued His response to John, He listed His credentials saying, “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death” (Revelation 1:17-18). What more could we need to overcome life’s trials?

Whatever problems you are facing today, bring your cares to the Lord. Cry out to Him, and you will find that help is on the way. He is a match for every situation, and He will give you victory.

𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘮𝘰𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴, 𝘖𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯.

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