BTR Weekly eNewsletter: I Need Help

Issue #693 ~ November 29, 2021

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I Need Help

"I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from?"

Psalm 121:2

"My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

Psalm 121:2

Psalm 121 is the traveler's psalm. As the pilgrims approached Jerusalem and looked to the hills in front of them, they often sang this psalm.

Stewart Perowne said: This beautiful Psalm is the trustful expression of a heart rejoicing in its own safety under the watchful eye of Him who is both the Maker of heaven and earth, and the Keeper of Israel." (Commentary on the Psalms)

James Boice said: "The point of Psalm 121 is not that we will not have problems, but that God will keep us safe as we go through them."

Verse 1: "I lift up my eyes to the hills - where does my help come from ?"

As the psalmist "[lifts] up his eyes to the hills" he is confronted with a question: "where does my help come from?" It has been a long hard trip. He is weary. Mountains are ahead and also the lights of the city.

Verse 2: "My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."

In response to the question in verse 1, the psalmist answers: "My help comes from the Lord." He then refers to the Lord as the "Maker of heaven and earth." We can also say "and those hills" that are in front of him. He is indeed the Creator and Sustainer of the universe.

1 Chronicles 16:11: "Look to the Lord in his strength; seek his face always" (NIV).

Isaiah 40:31: "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (NIV).

Warren Wiersbe said: "Be sure you lift your eyes high enough so that you see by faith the great God who cares for you."

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Praises & Prayer Requests

1. Pray: The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to Him in song.

Psalm 28:7 (NIV)

2. Pray: I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love and your truth from the great assembly. Psalm 40:10 (NIV)

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3. Praise: I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; John 14:16 (NASB)

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4. Pray: In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; Romans 8:26 (NASB)

5. Pray: Prison requests for Bibles continue to pour in from inmates. Pray for God's direction to contribute to this mission.

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Let's worship together by singing that hymn that was sung in the final devotional period of the 5 martyrs back in 1956: "We Rest On Thee":

We rest on Thee, Our Shield and Our Defender!

We go not forth alone against the foe.

Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender

We rest on Thee, and in Thy name we go.

Strong in Thy strength, safe in Thy keeping tender

We rest on Thee, and in Thy name we go!

We rest on Thee, Our Shield and Our Defender!

Thine is the battle, Thine shall be the praise.

When passing thro' the gates of pearly splendor,