The True Source of Help

Psalms 121:1-2:

"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."

When I take my eyes off of the Lord, its easy to lose perspective. I am overwhelmed so easily. Things seem so difficult and impossible; and for me they are! However, when I put my eyes back on Jesus, and His power, things gain their proper perspective.

Jesus can take it; He can deal with it, no matter what it is. I'm so glad!

Longing to know The Word

Psalms 119:125:

"I am Your servant;
Give me understanding,
That I may know Your testimonies".

A few years age I had the privilege of knowing a man who was a former professor at LeTourneau University. We were discussing the Book of Daniel. As we spoke, he broke down and wept. He said, "I just want to know the Word more." I was humbled. Here sat this 84 year old man whose longing to know the Word, and through it to know Jesus, in a deeper, fuller way made him weep. Have you ever prayed the prayer of Psalms 119:125? I want to every day. Understanding to know the Word. May we all have the desire to seek to understand the Word even to the point of tears in our longing.

True Judgments and Tender Mercies

Psalms 119:75-77

"I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are right,
And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort,
According to Your word to Your servant.
Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live;
For Your law is my delight."

This verse, along with many others, makes me wonder why so many people say that they don't like the God of the Old Testament. You see, the God of the Old is the God of the new.

What can we give to Him who has everything?

Psalms 116:12-13:

"What shall I render to the LORD
For all His benefits toward me?
I will take up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD."

The one thing that we can give God is...ourselves, our lives. To take the cup of salvation that He offers us through Jesus Christ, Who took our punishment on the Cross and now offers to us the Cup of Salvation.

To reject this gift, is to reject life. To accept this gift, is to experience forgiveness of sins, joy unspeakable, and life everlasting!

Will you also go away?

John 6:68-69: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Also we have come to believe and know that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

Comfort from the Word

"In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul." Psalm94:19

What do people see when they look at you?

"People seem to think that the masses are outside the Christian church because our evangelistic methods are not what they ought to be. That is not the answer. People are outside the church because looking at us they say, "What is the point of being Christians? - look at them!" They are judging Christ by you and me. And you cannot stop them and you cannot blame them."

Martyn Lloyd-Jones