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Devotional – “A Good Desperation” (15 July 2018)

Posted on 12 July 2018 Posted By: admin Categories: Devotional

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV)

You may be surprised to hear it, but It is good for us as Christians to face times of desperation! It is good for us to face times when our abilities and resources are exhausted; it is good for us to face circumstances in which we have nowhere on this earth to turn for help. During such episodes in life, it is then that we lift our voices and our eyes toward heaven and cry out, “From where does my help come?” At such times, we are forced to see the weaknesses and folly of those things in which we place so much trust — our health, our wealth, our abilities, our wisdom, to name but a few. At such times, we have to face the fact that those things which seem to offer so much support and which seem to produce stability for us in this life are, in fact, incapable of bearing us up when the truly severe trials come our way. And so, by God’s grace and according to His promises and because we are His in the Saviour, we find that the ultimate answer to our question is this: “My help comes from the LORD.”

When we learn that truth, then our worship of the LORD becomes sweeter and more precious to us. In these circumstances we find that worship, both corporately and individually, becomes more desirable to us. When we learn the truth of that phrase, “My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth,” then we enter worship eager to praise Him and eager to sing about His attributes and His works; we come to worship, not out of mere obligation and not with a subtle reluctance which must be overcome, but we come gladly. We come to worship and we are glad to be there because we know that the LORD is our Helper. Why not take some time to meditate on the fact that God is your Helper-your unfailing, ever-present, compassionate Helper-and see if such meditation does not create in you an eagerness to sing to the LORD and an eagerness to speak words of praise to Him and an eagerness to hear what His Word says.