Look to the Hills
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.1
Whenever I read the opening verse of
Psalm 121, I always imagine the opening scene of the musical classic “The Sound
of Music”, where a young girl is up on the hills singing freely. This is her
‘happy place’ where she can be without a care. In the next few scenes, her life
takes an unexpected turn, and she finds herself on her way to a new adventure.
Feeling unsure of what awaits her, she sings to muster up her courage and while
on the bus, in the window’s reflection we see the hills again. This is a subtle
but clear picture that by looking to those hills she would find her source of
strength.
As Christians, we too, can look to the
hills and contemplate where our strength comes from; we can know, without a
doubt, that our help comes from the Lord, the Creator of those very hills! Our
help and strength come from the God who watches over us by day and by night, who keeps
us from all evil and desires to be our comforter forever! (Ps. 121)
The recent rains in California brought
snow to our mountain ranges. If you have found yourself driving on most any
Southern California freeway, you might have been treated to the beautiful sight
of those snow-covered mountains. Lift up your eyes to those hills and behold
the wondrous works of our Lord!
As Easter approaches, there is another hill to take into
consideration—Golgotha, also known as Calvary—the hill upon which our Lord was
crucified. Our Lord, lifted to the sky upon a cross was then, and continues to
be today, the greatest reason to look to those hills. The ultimate sacrifice
was made that day so long ago as a token of God’s unending love for mankind.
Look to the hills today and receive God’s greatest gift of love and mercy just
for you!
Suggested Prayer: Dear Loving Lord, you
gave yourself as the ultimate sacrifice, on that cruel cross, upon that hill so
long ago because of your great love for me! How else can I show my gratitude
than to look to you for my strength and my help! Thank you, Lord, for forgiving
my sin and loving me as I am. In Jesus’ most precious name, Amen.
1.
Psalm 121:1-2 (ESV).
Today’s Encounter was written by: Veronica
B.
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Richard (Dick) Innes unless otherwise stated.