Skip to main content

Day 24 - Mountain Security

Yesterday I wrote about the precarious nature of life.  One minute your walking this pilgrim journey and the scenery couldn’t be more exhilarating; the next moment something happens that stops you dead in your tracks.  It’s not fun, and the Psalmist made it clear that as he walked there was only one way to keep walking, with our Help being the Lord.

Today the journey continues and the footing is more secure than ever…rock like, not slippery surfaces, but real solid footing.

Psalm 125:1-5
1  Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.
2  As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the LORD surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.
3  For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous, So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.
4  Do good, O LORD, to those who are good And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5  But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

Jerusalem was the highest point in Israel.  “A city built on a hill” is the way it’s described.  David founded it as the capitol of the nation a thousand years before Jesus.  When Solomon built the Temple in it, it became the hub for all pilgrimages.  It was “rock solid”.

We still desire safe things.  We use seat belts (or should), smoke detectors, stove mitts, and other assorted things to keep us safe.  Just because we’re believers doesn’t mean we’re immune from accidents.

God is safe.

We trust IN Him.

The LORD surrounds His people.

Empty words, rhetoric?  I believe with all my heart that God has surrounded and kept me from all sorts of harm. And someone says, “But what about me??? I didn’t deserve what happened”.  And I would agree.  

Accidents happen. 

But the Psalmist isn’t saying that nothing can happen.  He’s not denying difficulties, he’s saying….
God is rock soiid.

Here's the main point:  What I FEEL about life circumstances don’t change the FAITH I have in God.

My security is in HIM…the rock solid God.
Your security is in HIM…the rock solid God.

The alternative?  The Pilgrim reminds us that we are free to make the choice to do another way.

4  Do good, O LORD, to those who are good And to those who are upright in their hearts.
5  But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity.

So many of the questions come from our unwillingness to examine our own ways.  He reminds us to do so frequently.

God’s covenant with us does not change because we fail.  He is Rock solid even when we waver.  We are not secure because we are sure of ourselves, but we are sure of Him.


Peace

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hands Full of Parcels

"A Man whose hands are full of parcels can't receive a gift."   - C. S. Lewis Romans 4:13-16 (ESV) 13  For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14  For if it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15  For the law brings wrath, but where there is no law there is no transgression. 16  That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all... The last four days have been best described by the word "fatigue".  It's not an uncommon word in our vocabulary.  Listless, tired, sore.  1300 miles of car travel, being sick, not sleeping well, and eating poorly all add up to the word - fatigue.   Someone onc...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Tabernacle

The readings today are Exodus 36, 37, 38 I wanted to post some pictures of what these various parts of the Tabernacle looked like. It's not the easiest read in the world, but if you persevere through it, you can get a picture of all the different pieces that made up the tabernacle. It is a replica of the various parts of the Tabernacle in the Wilderness: First thing in the chapter listed is the outside of the tabernacle which consisted of curtains tied together and put on cross bars through loops. Next at the beginning of 37 is the table and lampstand: Also, the altar of incense: And, the altar for the burnt offering which was in the courtyard: Finally, the courtyard which made it all come together: Hope that helps with what it might have all looked like. Most importantly, this was their "place" of worship they were building. I hope you have a great day of worship. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
1 comment
Read more

The difference between defending and explaining

The news of recent has focused the suffering of Christians in the middle east who have been martyred for their faith in Christ at the hands of Islamic Terrorists. Through the centuries many Christians have lost their lives as a result of their faith. For us, who live in America, there is little chance that we would have this happen here - but it's entirely possibly that terrorism will strike out at Christians sometime.  But, for many Christians in the western world - especially here in the U.S. - being a Christians who believes God's word there is a form of persecution that is defined by words like "ostracized", "passed over", "ridiculed", and more. What do we do in the face of opposition to faith? When the Apostle Peter writes to the early believers who are undergoing great pressure, even persecution for their faith in Jesus, he gives them this charge. 1 Peter 3:8-18 8  Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly lov...
1 comment
Read more