psalm 121

As I was leading a Bible study one morning, a lady said,”I look up to Mt. Hood every day because the Bible tells me to in this Psalm.”

“Yes, the Bible does read that way, but let’s read together the whole Psalm 121 and discuss each verse,” I said.

“I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; from whence shall my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber, Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand, the sun will not smite you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. The lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.”

“Now, isn’t that a wonderful promise for each of us? You must remember that the whole Bible is a letter from God to you. All of the promises are for each of you if only you reach out and touch Him. Of course, we should look up to the mountain and when you do, you will feel much better than looking down in despair and discouragement. The 2nd verse says your help comes from the Lord.”

That means everything for everyone, doesn’t it? If He made heaven and earth, it’s likely He can handle your problems. And that isn’t all, He’ll be your shade. During the shady times of your life, He will take you through them if you ask.

I am reminded of a story about a boy who was carrying his brother who had hurt his leg. A man came along and said to the boy, “That’s too heavy a load for a little guy like you, isn’t it?

The boy answered, ” He ain’t heavy, Mister. He’s my brother!”

That answers it. God loves you so much! He’s our maker and keeper. Your problem is never too much for him to handle. Verse seven  says, “He will protect you from evil and verse eight says, He will guard your going out and coming in.”

It’s a pretty good Psalm, isn’t it? I think you should memorize it and certainly you should believe it. Don’t you? The world is in an awful mess and we certainly need Jesus to help us go through this valley. He will calm our fears and take us to that mountain top!