Lifted!

Lifted!

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. Psalms 121:1 KJV

At all times in this earthly plane, there will be physical realities you have to contend with. Part of the structure of the earth are the physical mountains and hills around us. Wherever they stand, they form part of the 'security' around you, as it is pretty difficult for strangers to attack those who live in and around mountains. That is the startpoint of today's extract. Physical 'security' is good, but it is not the full picture.

Jerusalem had these mountains and hills, but it didn't always keep the city safe. That is the other side of 'security': the spiritual. The writer here understood this, when he cast his eyes over the beautiful structures, yet knew they were not enough to keep a man truly safe. Experience has shown that these are no physical guarantees of protection from man-made devices; you are only truly safe when God keeps you.

We all need help; show me a man who calls himself a 'self-made' man and I will show you a selfish man, who has no idea that nothing in him qualified him for where he is.  Men boast about where they are and what they have become; we define impact by position and possession and privilege, forgetting that having the presence of God is the most important factor in becoming who God wants you to be.

This writer knew this when he wrote the words here. Total dependence on the right source of nourishment and sustenance and protection is the way to go. You are not safe until you are in God. You have no real help until you lift your eyes up to God and depend on Him for all of life. His time of favour is here.