MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD GOD

Proclamation:

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains; where does my help come from?  My help comes from The Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”  Psalm 121:1-2 (NIV)

Explanation:

The words of this psalm were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  Bible scholars do not agree on the human author.  This is a psalm of ascent, one of the songs which the children of Israel sang as they came out of captivity in Babylon and later by pilgrims as they travelled up to Jerusalem to worship.  As they looked up, they could see the hills of Jerusalem in the distance.  The psalmist asks a rhetorical question, and then proceeds to answer it.  He asks, where his help comes from, but he knows that his help comes from The Lord God.  He knows that The Lord guides his steps and watches over him while he sleeps. (Psalm 121:3-4)  He will not let any harm come to him. (Psalm 121:5-7)  He watches over him whether he is coming or going. (Psalm 121:8)

Application:

All believers know that their help does not come from the top of the hills but from The Lord God who made the hills.  The Lord God guides, preserves, and protects us day and night. (Psalm 121:3-4)  He watches over us as we go in and out of our homes, and while we are in our homes. (Psalm 121:8)  He keeps a hedge of protection around us all day, and every day. (Job 1:10)  For this, we ought to be truly grateful and we ought to thank Him for it along with thanking Him for all of the blessings that He has bestowed upon us.