'The aim of the Divine helpfulness
The aim of the Divine helpfulness
"I will strengthen you and help you." Isaiah 41:10
The aim of the Divine helpfulness is not to make things easy for us — but to make something of us!
We need to keep this Divine principle in mind, in our helping of others. It is usually easier to give relief — than it is to help another to grow strong. Yet in many cases, relief is the poorest help we can give. The very best is inner help — that which makes one stronger, purer, truer, braver; that which makes one able to overcome.
"Judas and Silas . . . said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers!" Acts 15:32