A Heart to Overcome
Psalm 121:1
I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
This psalm is one of the psalms of ascent that describe the annual journey to Jerusalem to worship at the temple. Jerusalem is surrounded by mountains, and God’s people were scattered into surrounding areas. They would make the pilgrimage each year to Jerusalem, and the mountains could prove to be rough terrain. The psalmist looked toward the mountains and wondered how he would ever get across them to worship. While the mountains seemed huge, his God was bigger and worthy of the journey to worship Him!
This psalmist acknowledged the mountains, but he recognized the Maker of the mountains as greater. When we face our own mountains, we must also acknowledge their difficulty, but God is greater. If our hearts are set on worship and finding Him, He will certainly help us overcome whatever stands in our way to worship. As verses 3-8 explain, He will not allow our foot to slip. He is a shelter right by our side. He will protect us from all harm, and He will protect our coming and going now and forever. When we are more determined to worship than to be inconvenienced, God will do amazing things in us, for us, and through us.
Our strength does not come from the mountains. Our help does not come from the mountains. Our strength and help to overcome our mountains comes from God, and He will help us overcome anything that hinders our worship as long as we have a desire to overcome. The question we must ask ourselves when facing great mountains is, “How badly do we want this?” If our hearts are set on worship, our help is assured.
Have a blessed day!