The Devotional - Psalm 121 - Hills of Evil Opposition


The Devotional


Psalm 121 – I will lift up my eyes to the hills – From whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved (slip); He who keeps you will not slumber, Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber not sleep. The LORD is your keeper (protector); The LORD is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The LORD shall preserve (keep) your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.

COMMENT: The Psalm (a song of ascents) is directed at the people of Israel, yet it has application for you and me who are Church age saints. As time and Christ centered history move forward, the one thing that we saints ought to notice is that the hills of opposition are larger than those of last year. Not to single out our beloved country as with Israel in this Psalm, but all around the world we are seeing the hills of evil looming large. Signs of the times, and where then, is our help?
Our help comes from the LORD as verse two states, it does not come from any earthly source since evil controls the natural way of life on this earth, evil looms large. Like hills of; immorality, idolatry, unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, malice and haters of God. This is just to name a few, the list of this unclean condition of the world is listed in Romans 1:18-32.
Help! Our help is from the LORD, who did not make the hills of ‘fallen man’. God, the LORD/ Messiah made the heavens and the earth, He does not sleep or slumber over that which He has provided for mankind to enjoy. He alone is our sustainer, protector and keeper, as Isaiah 25:4 states. God is a sustaining strength to the spiritually poor and needy, He is a refuge, a safe haven from every storm and a shade from the heat. Messiah does this continually for those who put their trust in Him alone;  to enjoy God is an Awesome adventure.
Messiah will preserve His children, He will preserve your going in and your coming out, He did this yesterday, He will do it today and He will also do this tomorrow. Why? Jesus the Messiah is the same, yesterday, today and forever; Hebrews 13:8.

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