Saturday, January 14, 2012

Divine Help

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? ~Psalm 121:1

He needs divine help!

How many times have you wondered if help would ever come? There are a number of trying circumstances which press us into a small, dark, and suffocating corner; all the while we long for relief or rescue. I would suggest, as the psalm writer does, look to heaven...

My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:2

When the psalm writer declares "my help comes from the Lord", it is implied not everyone has the same rescuer. The psalm writer wants us to know there is something distinctly different about where his help comes from; his Helper spoke everything into existence!

He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. ~Psalm 121:3,4

There are some who believe it is possible to lose your salvation. The good news is, God will not allow your feet to be moved. The comfort and strength I find in that is beyond description or measure. God will not sit idly by, fall asleep, or be distracted to the point your salvation is in jeopardy.

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. ~Psalm 121:5,6

The security of our salvation is not dependant upon our own vigilance or strength and resolve. A saint of God stands in the shadow and protection of a mighty mountain. This Mountain is so massive as to blot out the very sun from the sky.

The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore. ~Psalm 121:7,8

This divine overshadowing has such a preserving influence that our souls are never in danger of evil overcoming us. The child of God will never succumb to a damning unbelief. Our souls are kept in the mighty hand of God! If you believe a Christian can lose their salvation and you believe your god would allow evil to creep in and overcome your faith, I would invite you to look with me, to the hills...

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. ~Psalm 121:1,2

No comments:

Post a Comment