When my children were little, I would help them cross the street by holding their hands. As a parent, I saw potential danger everywhere. Cars and trucks zoomed by, and I worried that one of my children might dart out into traffic, or that a careless driver would fail to see us. But when their little hands were in mine, they were safer. I was the one looking out for the dangers they could not see. Because I was bigger and stronger, I could also pull them out of harm’s way if I needed to. When their hands were in mine, fear (both theirs and mine) about safely crossing the street was greatly diminished.
When we talk about God helping us, we’re reminded that he shows his children personal, protective, and fatherly care. Often, our need for help is tied to something we fear, and so we cry out to him. What a comfort that the one who helps us also tells us not to be afraid! Even more comforting—he holds our hand! Isaiah 41:13 says, “For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, ‘Fear not, I am the one who helps you.’”
Do you need God’s help today? You can cry out to him for help because he’s all-wise, all-powerful, and all-knowing, and there’s nothing too hard for him. Consider these 20 verses to start your study, and be encouraged that God wants to help you!
20 Bible Verses About God as Your Helper
- Deuteronomy 31:6 (ESV)
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. - Deuteronomy 33:26 (ESV)
“There is none like God, O Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens to your help, through the skies in his majesty. - Deuteronomy 33:29 (ESV)
Happy are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord, the shield of your help, and the sword of your triumph! Your enemies shall come fawning to you, and you shall tread upon their backs.” - 2 Chronicles 14:11 (ESV)
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, “O Lord, there is none like you to help, between the mighty and the weak. Help us, O Lord our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this multitude. O Lord, you are our God; let not man prevail against you.” - Psalm 37:40 (ESV)
The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. - Psalm 40:17 (ESV)
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! - Psalm 46:1 (ESV)
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. - Psalm 60:11 (ESV)
Oh, grant us help against the foe, for vain is the salvation of man! - Psalm 73:26 (ESV)
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. - Psalm 118:7 (ESV)
The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me. - Psalm 121:2 (ESV)
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. - Psalm 124:8 (ESV)
Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. - Isaiah 41:13 (ESV)
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” - Zechariah 4:6 (ESV)
Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. - John 14:26 (ESV)
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. - Romans 8:31 (ESV)
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? - 1 Corinthians 10:13 (ESV)
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. - Philippians 4:13 (ESV)
I can do all things through him who strengthens me. - Hebrews 13:5–6 (ESV)
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” - 1 Peter 5:10 (ESV)
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
He delights in helping you!
Sometimes we’re reluctant to ask for help because it reveals our weakness. (Directions, anyone?) But instead of looking at it through the lens of what you lack, focus instead on the strength of the one who supplies. God is able to help us because he has no weakness or lack. And isn’t it good news that even though he has no need and no weakness, he still delights in helping us? It’s in our weakness that his strength is made perfect (2 Cor. 12:9).
So, go ahead and ask for his help! God is your inexhaustible helper, and it’s his joy to help you!
Cara
P.S. If you need encouragement in your walk with Christ, I’ve written The Pursuit of Holy Leisure: Enjoying God in Everyday Places, for you. It will encourage you to see your time with the Lord not as a duty to perform, but the delight of your heart.