Religion & Spirituality
Tommy's stirring rendition of Michael Card's lovely song 'My Help' followed by Tommy's personal teaching (below) from the scriptures.... MY HELP I lift up my eyes to the hills – from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord God, maker of Heaven and earth. He will not allow your foot to be moved, He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold He who keeps Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121 v 1-4) The Psalmist is looking for help to the hills of Mt Zion. Mt Zion which was believed to be the dwelling place of God. God neither slumbers nor sleeps but offers 24 hour protection to His people. He assures those who put their trust in Him, that they will have victory over whatever predicament they may face. A lot of times, if were honest, we look around for somebody or something down here for our help. For many, the last place we turn to for help is God. Maybe we believe He can help, but, to our knowledge, cases of this seem to be rare. Or maybe we just doubt the help God can offer as we go through these times? But here, the Psalmist instantly looks upwards to the hills expecting and hoping God will help, for He is watching over His people In fact, God should be the first person we turn to for help. Just as some people make excuses for not attending church, that they don’t feel well, or were ill, when this is the one place where they should go for prayer and healing, so too we often make similar excuses for not seeking God’s help. However, He is there watching over us as His children, waiting for us to ask as Jesus directed in Luke 11 v 9-13, so that in asking God will respond to our request. Ask and you WILL receive, we are told by Jesus. So we should never feel sufficiently weighed down by our circumstances or predicaments. For God is there, waiting for us to help, in our times of need, if we will only seek His face and ask Him. A good father knows how to give good things so how much more will our Father in Heaven give to us good things too, and honour our request, for He is full of love and care for us. Jesus said that, and we know God does not lie. So ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, but look to God in all circumstances, and you won’t be disappointed. Heavenly Father, when I feel weighed down by life’s circumstances or predicaments, help me to look to you for the strength and the power to overcome them, in Jesus Name. AMEN.