Psalm 121 (ESV)
In this famous psalm, the psalmist kicks it off with a question,
"I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?" (Psalm 121:1 ESV)
It's a question we need to ask ourselves, and a question that has come up time and time again throughout this blog.
It's a question of faith and trust, when things go wrong, are looking to the hills (the world around us) or do you find your help in the Lord.
The Psalm exhorts us to look to God, and paints a wonderful picture of our God. A God who watches over us by day and by night, and will protect is from evil.
A phrase I heard many years ago and still sticks in my heart, (mainly because this guy faced great danger on a regular basis): "Safety is not found in the absence of danger it is found in the presence of God."
This is the heart of this Psalm, it doesn't mean we will never face danger or evil, Jesus faced the greatest evil, and many christians face persecution daily. It means we find our security and safety in the presence of God, because He who keeps you will not slumber.
"I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?" (Psalm 121:1 ESV)
It's a question we need to ask ourselves, and a question that has come up time and time again throughout this blog.
It's a question of faith and trust, when things go wrong, are looking to the hills (the world around us) or do you find your help in the Lord.
The Psalm exhorts us to look to God, and paints a wonderful picture of our God. A God who watches over us by day and by night, and will protect is from evil.
A phrase I heard many years ago and still sticks in my heart, (mainly because this guy faced great danger on a regular basis): "Safety is not found in the absence of danger it is found in the presence of God."
This is the heart of this Psalm, it doesn't mean we will never face danger or evil, Jesus faced the greatest evil, and many christians face persecution daily. It means we find our security and safety in the presence of God, because He who keeps you will not slumber.
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