"Surely God is my help;
the Lord is the one who sustains me." Psalm 54:4
Sustenance is defined in the dictionary as" something that gives support, endurance, or strength". I think that's a pretty good definition of The Holy Spirit sometimes. He's our helper, our conscience to help guide us to the right decisions, and that extra boost of spirit to get through a challenge. It's interesting to see God referred to as sustaining twice here today. I guess when I think of sustenance I immediately think of food. It is food that gives us what our bodies need to function. But really, it's not the food, it's God. God is the one who provided the food, and the one who created the need for food in the first place. God sustains us. "Man does not live by bread alone" was not talking about just eating bread for food, but talking about the need for God's Word, for that Holy Sustenance from above. That is even more important than eating our 5 fruits and vegetables every day. We can skip eating for a day with little consequence, but a day without God would be like a nightmare.
And I am also reminded of this passage from Psalms today:
"God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
and the mountains quake with their surging. " Psalm 46:1-3
God is ever-present. That is a wonderful thought. Even when we are at the bottom of the bottom, God is there with us, to help us climb back out. He is always there for us, no matter how badly the world is falling apart around us, and we have no need to worry about what is happening, we just need to focus on Him and his ever-present help.
And then we put these two thoughts together today, and we have something quite interesting. God sustains us and he is also ever-present. So it would stand to reason, that he sustains us always. ALWAYS. He will always give us what we need when we need it, we have no need to worry, because God will be there, and he will take care of us, our needs, and will calm our fears.
I'll finish today with this verse from Jeremiah, because it really sums it all up:
"Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!" Jeremiah 23:17
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