My Help Comes From The Lord

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.

He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you—the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121:1-8

We will all face an unexpected obstacle in our lives. If we fixate on the target, unfortunately we will aim right at it, and hit it. But if we look above and past the target, we can usually avoid it. Where we look is generally where we go.

This also applies to our spiritual lives as well. When we “target fixate” – focusing on our problems and struggles - we almost automatically orient our lives around them.

However, Scripture urges us to look past our problems to the One who can help us with them. The Scriptures say, “My help comes from the Lord.”

Sometimes our obstacles can seem insurmountable. But God invites us to look to Him to help us see beyond our troubles instead of letting them dominate our perspective.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Our Daily Bread – January 20, 2019