Psalm 121:1-3 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

We left off yesterday admitting to ourselves that sin is still present in our lives and that the power over sin lies with God. This also is part of God’s plan. Remember that Jesus was tempted in every way as we are and did not sin. Temptation is not sin. Giving in to temptation however is sinning.

If we focus on the sin we miss the goal of the plan. Growing in Christ, to be more Christ like is a character building process. God created us to love and to return that love, and to spread that love in the furtherance of kingdom building. He did not perfect us instantly because He did not create puppets without a mind of their own.

Acts 20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

To build you up, to grow in Christ, is a process in which God leads by the power of the Holy Spirit within you. In this He is the Comforter and the Helper. Here in Acts 20:32 we find the first two words of help, grace and sanctified.

Because we cannot deal with sin on our own we need to look to those blessing God has bestowed upon us to help us deal with sin. These are just the first two we examine as the help provided to us by God. We should understand what help is provided in order to ask for that help.