The sermon today asks the questions as to whether we are aware of God’s saving acts and if we acknowledge only him as God. In short, we are asking if God truly helps us.

Several years ago, at my sister’s wedding, the officiating minister told a story. It was about an Episcopal minister from Africa. The minister’s eight-year-old son did not understand his father’s actions just before his sermons. He asked his father: “Why do you always kneel when everyone stands to sing the hymn of preparation?” The father replied, “I kneel in prayer to ask God to help me with the sermon.” The young boy quickly asked, “Then why doesn’t he?”

Our text for today asks the Hebrews if they have observed God helping them. But the one who asks already knows the answer. Listen to Deuteronomy 4 beginning with verse …