We Need God More Than We Know

"The LORD protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, He saved me."  Psalms 116:6 (NIV)

In this psalm of thanksgiving, King David said, God heard him (verses 1 & 2), God pitied him (verses 5 & 6), and God delivered him (verse 8).  He also said that God protects the simple.  The "simple" are (according to Matthew Henry) sincere, upright, without guile, and they are weak, helpless, and unable to fend for themselves.  David identifies with the simple hearted people.  He needed God's help, and  God protected him and saved him.

If we are honest with ourselves, we will admit that we are also weak, helpless and unable to defend ourselves against the attacks of the devil.  Even those of us who think that we are physically strong, and in good shape and good health, are saddened to learn that we really are very frail.  God can allow the devil to attack our bodies, just ask Job, and if we are not careful the devil will control our minds.  We need God's hedge of protection around us (Job 1:10), for only He can save us.  We also need God to save us from ourselves, so we do not become insincere, evil, and bitter.  We need to pray for God's help so that we can learn to focus on our beliefs and not our battles; our faith and not our foe; our protector and not our problem; and our Saviour and not our situation.