This is a very encouraging view of the Most High God: He is the helper of His people, and therefore it is that they are more than conquerors.Beloved, let us remember this, when called to perform self-denying duties, or to pass through great and sore troubles. We can do nothing right, apart from God; but we can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth us. He will help us in every distress, bring us out of every trouble, lead us through the world with honour, and land us safe on the shores of the heavenly Canaan; all this is promised to every one that trust in Him, waits for Him, walks with Him, and aim habitually to glorify Him.What sweet encouragement is this; we have an omnipotent Helper, God in the person of His Son is our Deliverer: let us come up out of the wilderness leaning on our Beloved. Let us not grieve His love, or dishonour His grace.Let us keep a clear conscience, maintain a holy walk, exercise simple faith on our covenant God, and then we may boldly say, "THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I will not fear what man may do unto me."To look to Jesus as He rose, Confirms my faith, disarm my foes; Exalted on His glorious throne, I see Him make my cause His own; Then all my anxious cares subside, For Jesus lives and will provide.

Written by James Smith for his own flock around 1840, but such was the demand that by 1846 over thirty thousand copies where in circulation.

The Believer's Daily Remembrancer

The Lord is my helper. - Hebrews 13:6

"So that we may boldly say, The LORD is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." Hebrews 13:6 Because God will never leave nor forsake us, we may well be content with such things as we have. Since the LORD is ours, we cannot be left without a friend, a treasure, and a dwelling place. This assurance may make us feel quite independent of men. Under such high patronage we do not feel tempted to cringe before our fellowmen and ask of them permission to call our lives our own; but what we say we boldly say and defy contradiction. He who fears God has nothing else to fear. We should stand in such awe of the living LORD that all the threats that can be used by the proudest persecutor should have no more effect upon us than the whistling of the wind. Man in these days cannot do so much against us as he could when the apostle wrote the verse at the head of this page. Racks and stakes are out of fashion. Giant Pope cannot burn the pilgrims now. If the followers of false teachers try cruel mockery and scorn, we do not wonder at it, for the men of this world cannot love the heavenly seed. What then? We must bear the world's scorn. It breaks no bones. God helping us, let us be bold; and when the world rages, let it rage, but let us not fear it.

Another classic from the pen of C.H. Spurgeon that will challenge and inspire you on your daily path to Heaven.

Charles Spurgeon's Faith's Checkbook

Fear Only God

Here we have an admirable expression of Christian confidence. It is pure confidence in God, viewed as the source not only of one's own strength, but of all strength, so that there remains nothing in the world worthy to excite alarm. " The Lord is my helper," saith the believer. " I am not counting upon some future alliance with him; but speak from a deep and satisfying experience of his presence and faithfulness. I have been shorn of all my former conceit of strength; and have hearkened to the proposal of the Infinite One, a proposal to be unto me strength, wisdom, righteousness. On the day that I became bankrupt, I entered into the possession of all riches." If the Lord be thy helper, and if all the power of man is inferior to that which accompanies thee, then why dost thou not do some great, some world-surprising thing? Thou hast no occasion to fear aught that man may attempt. To all the waves of hostility thou art able to say, " Thus far shall ye come and no farther." Ride now victoriously through the earth and establish thy beneficent dominion throughout all lands, giving men relief from the oppressions under which they have languished for so many ages. A similar suggestion was once made to the Lord Jesus Christ. Had he been willing to set aside the will of God, and to put himself under the guidance of that evil spirit of expediency that rules in the counsels of the princes of this world, had he accommodated himself to the expectations of the Jews and presented himself as a temporal and political Messiah, all the kingdoms of the world might have been his, but he would have been simply the vicegerent of the God of this world. " God is my helper: and I may avail myself of his power without limit." But why does He help me? Because I have yielded myself unto his guidance. He giveth his power to those only who first accept of his wisdom. He giveth strength to those who have renounced all ambitious and selfish views; who have committed themselves unto him to be taught, moulded and used by him. Nevertheless, when we call to mind that God delighteth in mercy; that the Lamb of God hath taken away the sin of the world; that the Triune God has a sublime enterprise on foot, looking forward to the transference of all kingdoms unto his Son; when we consider certain of the promises, as, for instance, this, " Greater works than these shall ye do;" and this, "He that overcometh, to him will I give power over the nations, and he shall rule them with a rod of iron;" when we remember the words of Daniel, " The people of the saints of the most High God shall take the kingdom and possess the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven;" when we allow these soul-kindling declarations to come home to our consciousness; does it not seem as though he, who in genuine faith is able to speak of God as his helper, and to look disdainfully upon all that man can do against him, should go forth clothed in a transcendent power and obtain some world-wide display of the glory of his Lord? " When the Son of Man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"

A daily devotional written by a Baptist Missionary to India, Reverend George Bowen (1816-1888) over 150 years ago.

Bowen's Daily Meditations

" We may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me." - Hebrews 13:6. 

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. § I will trust and not be afraid; ‘for Yah, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread. § For the Lord loves justice, and does not forsake His saints; they are preserved forever, but the descendants of all the wicked shall be cut off. § The Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people. § Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us. Be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

Morning Daily Light

 Those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for  You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. 

God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering. Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. § The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God. § Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope in His mercy, to deliver their soul from death. My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. § He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” § The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him.

 The-Lord-Will-Provide. 

So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you. § Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you. Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world… At my first defense no one stood with me, but all forsook me. May it not be charged against them. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me. § When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take care of me. Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. § I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. § I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. § My peace I give to you.

 I will never leave you nor forsake you. 

Truly, in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains; truly, in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel. § The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. § Cry out and shout, O inhabitant of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel in your midst! The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them. . . . The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. § The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. §  So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” § For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect. By the grace of God I am what I am.

 The Lord was my support. 

Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you … The Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed. § Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. § In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” § Our sufficiency is from God. Do not lead us into temptation. § O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. § My times are in Your hand.

 My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest. 

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? … Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him! Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. § None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy. § I will speak of Your testimonies … before kings, and will not be ashamed.

 I will not fear. What can man do to me? 

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; the God of my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; my Savior. § The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. § We may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people from this time forth and forever. § Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. For Your name’s sake, lead me and guide me.

 God is my defense. 

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. § You did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” I did not say to the seed of Jacob, “Seek Me in vain.” § Therefore … having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. § We may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. 

He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” § I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only. The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness, and assurance forever. Stand …, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness… For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. § The Lord is with you! Go in this might of yours.

Evening Daily Light

 It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said. 

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Hebrews 13:6

 6 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”   

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 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”

So we say with confidence,<poetry>“The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. <indent>What can mere mortals do to me?” </indent></poetry>

 So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?”   

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