Psalm 121

Reading for August 30, 2012      Psalm 121

“I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!” (Psalm 121:1-2).

In the opening two verses, the psalmist sets the theme of this psalm: he needs help, and his help is coming from God alone. The psalmist makes his case by contrasting his belief in the LORD to the people who worshipped the god Baal, and believed Baal lived in the mountains. He is saying the Baal worshippers may look to the hills for help, but he will look to the Creator of heaven and earth.

The psalmist then affirms that his Lord is stronger than nature, evil and even death. The psalmist isn’t saying these adversaries cannot affect our lives; he is saying that ultimately, nothing is stronger than the Eternal God. The tone of this psalm is very similar to the great affirmation the Apostle Paul made in Romans 8:38-39,

“And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

I believe we will all come to a place in our life when we will confront the question, “Is God’s presence in our life sufficient?” Can we, with peace in our heart, be still and know that he is God? (Psalm 46:10)

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

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Reading for August 31, 2012      Psalm 122