Date: 10-31-2020

Title: My Help Comes From The Lord

(S) cripture:
    Psalm 121:1-2 (NASB) I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2 My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth.

    Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV) I lift up my eyes to the hills– where does my help come from? 2 My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

(O) bservation:
    This is a psalm of ascents. The psalmist reminds us that our help does not come from physical things but from God. His help can be trusted.

(A) pplication:
    As a native West Virginian I understand what it means to “lift up my eyes to the hills.” I love the West Virginia Hills. The state song goes like this:

    Oh the West Virginia hills how majestic and how grand,
    with their summits bathed in glory like our Prince Emmanuel’s land.
    Is it any wonder then that my heart with rapture thrills
    as I stand once more with loved ones in those West Virginia Hills.

    When we moved to Michigan in 2002 the biggest adjustment I had was not having a mountain on the horizon. Lower Michigan is relatively flat compared to West Virginia. It was somewhat unsettling. The psalmist though reminds me that my strength and help and comfort do not come from the hills but rather from the One who made the hills. I am to look to God and no place else for help and strength and direction. It is again a good reminder for me today. My Help comes from God!

(P) rayer:
    Lord, help me to always look to you and not things around me for help and guidance. My strength and help come from you and you alone. Amen