Behold, God is my helper;What does it mean to be a sustainer? The dictionary says the word means to support or strengthen. I guess that ties in with helper. But is God a helper? When I think of the term helper, I think of a someone of a "lower" status, like a servant or an apprentice. I tend to be a helper on construction projects; I hand someone the tools, or hold something while it's worked on. But God can't be that kind of helper, for He is not below us in any way.
The Lord is the sustainer of my soul.
Instead, He is more like a doctor. He is one who improves people, makes them better. He keeps the soul alive, and heals it. He patches up its wounds, covers up the bruises, dulls the pain of the hurts. He gives us the strength to keep going, until He is finished with us. Until that day comes for each of us, we are to trust that He will hold us together, especially when we can't hold ourselves.
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