Where does my help come from
Lord Have MERCY
I am stunned at the series of events that continue to ravage New Orleans. The Hurricane was severe, followed by the flooding, then the looting, then the senseless violence that continues to thwart the rescue efforts, and now the explosions along the water front... more fire, more death, more contamination of the water...
Lord, how will they ever survive all this? I heard on the news this morning that the suggestion has been made to walk away from the city and NOT rebuild. And that is just one city of many that have been ravaged.
In light of all that is going on around the world; it is easy to get depressed, angry, and/or begin to dispair. I'm in the prayer room as I write this, because I don't know where else to go. The images in the paper and on the news are endless. At least in this room I feel like I can respond in prayer and worship. The song "I lift my eyes up" is being sung right now. That is my answer this morning.
I lift my eyes up, unto the mountains
Where does my help come from?
My help coes from you
Maker of heaven
Creator of the earth
Oh how I need you Lord
You are my only hope
you are my only prayer
so i will wait for you
to come and rescue me
you come and give me life.
In this psalm, the mountains were in reference to the high places where the temples of the gods of the land were located... the high places, the mountains were where the people looked for their help... to gods of wood and stone...
We know (as did the author) that our help comes only from the Lord. This is a psalm that makes a bold statement AGAINST the gods of the day. It was a call back to the creator, the maker of the heavens and the earth.
I spoke to our new entry kids yesterday (6-12 year olds) and we talked about who we pray to... why God is so powerful. We used Revelation 4 as a base of His wonder. I wanted the kids (and myself) to remember that God is not simply our buddy who lives "up there" but that the very creator calls us His friend. I wanted to remember his power... the lightning and thunder around His throne... the beauty of the rainbow and gems, the reverence of the creatures and the elders... that HE is the one we pray to. It is THAT throne room that he rules from.
As the world continues to shake, I want that to be my foundation... the soveriegnty of our Father, the power of our God, the beauty of our Saviour, and the reverence (honour, fear) that is due him!
"Beautifully terrible and terribly beautiful" "i've never seen glory like this, I've never seen beauty like this!" (choruses that have been song while typing this post)
My prayers go out to all that are affected by these disasters that are occuring all over the world... It's been a rough week for man!
Be blessed in your setting today... wherever that may be... and know that our hope comes from Him alone.
I am stunned at the series of events that continue to ravage New Orleans. The Hurricane was severe, followed by the flooding, then the looting, then the senseless violence that continues to thwart the rescue efforts, and now the explosions along the water front... more fire, more death, more contamination of the water...
Lord, how will they ever survive all this? I heard on the news this morning that the suggestion has been made to walk away from the city and NOT rebuild. And that is just one city of many that have been ravaged.
In light of all that is going on around the world; it is easy to get depressed, angry, and/or begin to dispair. I'm in the prayer room as I write this, because I don't know where else to go. The images in the paper and on the news are endless. At least in this room I feel like I can respond in prayer and worship. The song "I lift my eyes up" is being sung right now. That is my answer this morning.
I lift my eyes up, unto the mountains
Where does my help come from?
My help coes from you
Maker of heaven
Creator of the earth
Oh how I need you Lord
You are my only hope
you are my only prayer
so i will wait for you
to come and rescue me
you come and give me life.
In this psalm, the mountains were in reference to the high places where the temples of the gods of the land were located... the high places, the mountains were where the people looked for their help... to gods of wood and stone...
We know (as did the author) that our help comes only from the Lord. This is a psalm that makes a bold statement AGAINST the gods of the day. It was a call back to the creator, the maker of the heavens and the earth.
I spoke to our new entry kids yesterday (6-12 year olds) and we talked about who we pray to... why God is so powerful. We used Revelation 4 as a base of His wonder. I wanted the kids (and myself) to remember that God is not simply our buddy who lives "up there" but that the very creator calls us His friend. I wanted to remember his power... the lightning and thunder around His throne... the beauty of the rainbow and gems, the reverence of the creatures and the elders... that HE is the one we pray to. It is THAT throne room that he rules from.
As the world continues to shake, I want that to be my foundation... the soveriegnty of our Father, the power of our God, the beauty of our Saviour, and the reverence (honour, fear) that is due him!
"Beautifully terrible and terribly beautiful" "i've never seen glory like this, I've never seen beauty like this!" (choruses that have been song while typing this post)
My prayers go out to all that are affected by these disasters that are occuring all over the world... It's been a rough week for man!
Be blessed in your setting today... wherever that may be... and know that our hope comes from Him alone.
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