Often Misquoted As Scripture: 1.) "God Helps Those Who Help Themselves."

Often misquoted as Scripture:

1) "God helps those who help themselves"

There is nothing in the Bible to suggest that this statement is true. On the contrary, we see that God is always ready to help those who are humble and willing to call on Him. Proverbs does talk about lazy people and how they will come to ruin, albeit God is always there to help them.

Proverbs 13:4 “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” Prov 15:9 “The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.” Prov 20:4 “The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.” Prov 26:13 “The sluggard says, 'There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!'”

What we know about God:

-We know that God helps anyone who calls on Him. (Romans 10:13, “For all who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved.”)

-We know that God sent His son BEFORE we asked for it. (Rom 5:8 “While we were yet sinners Christ died for us.”)

-We know that God is a Father to the fatherless, and a protector to the widows – those who cannot easily help themselves (Psalm 68:5), and that He is near to the brokenhearted. Psa_34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

So, we see that God helps those who call on Him in time of need. He even sees our need before we ask, and is ready in His eternal habitation to provide for us. He opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. He loves us, and has called us before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless, seated in heaven together with Christ, and to be an heir to the throne of God as His children. We did not do anything to earn this. As we know,  living by the Law will never suffice. It is only through grace by faith that we are saved! So, “God helps them who *cannot* help themselves.”