As I wake up this Friday morning I have a lot on my mind. Filled with excitement at the thought of catching up with an old friend, yet feeling the weight of challenges that
many of us are facing. Some have mountains that need to be moved, others have hard decisions to make, friends facing sickness, loneliness, pain..and the list goes on.
One of my favourite scriptures in the Bible is Psalm 121, and with the weight of my thoughts, I turn to it this morning and meditate upon the beautiful, re-assuring words:
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.
I love how
Karl Jenkins entitled his arrangement of Psalm 121 'The Protector'. How apt.
While
the word teaches us to rest in Him, doing
battle against our struggles can be exhausting. He is with us (as so
beautifully described in the Psalm above) but we are required to stand (
to stand firm, no less!).
And I speak from experience (especially this week!) that standing and
fighting, not bowing to pressures and challenges can be so damn
exhausting - especially if victory doesn't seem to be anywhere in
sight! But the good news is, victory does come! If you can stay and
not retreat I promise (
actually He promises) that
victory will be yours!
Whatever you are facing today, know that The Protector watches over you.
