Help!

I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from Yahweh, the Maker of heaven and earth. - Psalm 121:1-2

In the old western movies, when the hero got into trouble, he would look to the horizon for someone to ride in on horseback and save him. Ancient Israel, under siege from almost every enemy that surrounded them, often looked to some neighboring nation to come and bring relief. When you or I face overwhelming attacks, where do we go for help?

The psalmist understood an enduring principle. The crises of life are designed and given by our Sovereign God to reveal our inadequacies, to look beyond the resources of our own deliverance to the One who manufactures any and every resource known to mankind.

The greatest problem mankind has ever faced (sin) was an unconquerable foe; at least, it was until Jesus came, died, and rose again. So, let's raise our eyes toward the One (Christ Jesus) who makes eternal removal (forgiveness) of the eternal stain (sin) possible.

He is Risen indeed!

Whatever gets our attention, gets us. Our gaze must be person-centered, not problem-centered and that Person must be Jesus Christ. - Selwyn Hughes