Psalm, 124

Hi there.
Today I want to look at a short psalm, it is Psalm, 124.
Because, this year, I want to look to the Lord in everything I do.
As we start out the year, perhaps you've made up your mind to follow the Lord a bit more closely.
And sometimes that means to stand up and say that you're a Christian, not just wearing the name like a badge on your chest.
I came across, the psalm, that has several things in it.
It is about hope, and how it transcends everything.
The first verse is.

If the Lord, had not been on our side, let Israel say,  if the Lord had not been on our side while, men attacked us, when their anger flared against us, they would have swallowed us alive, the flood would have  swept over us the raging waters would had swept us away.
Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us, be torn by their teeth, we have escaped like a bird, out of the fowlers snare, the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the lord, the marker of heaven and earth.


Now it's quite a short  and sweet psalm but there's a lot in it.

You see, the lord looks over all the things that matter to us.
He doesn't leave us, alone for a long time.
Israel has always been in a volatile place, and there will be no peace until the Lord comes back.
When we feel like you're drowning, in waters, God's hand is on you, and he always, looks out for you.
And he always cares for you, even when you don't feel like you're loved or being loved, or cared about.
When you're back is against the wall, when you feel like giving up, God is your  comforter, and companion in that time, and he doesn't leave you just by yourself, he is there looking out for you.
If you're lost and far from reason you are loved, and care for, because he made the stars in the sky, and they don't need a light, to shine, they were made in the darkness, and if you're going through a dark time at the moment, God looks up and  he sees you and sees that you're loved.
Sometimes we need to be strong, but sometimes if you're been strong, you're loved, and sometimes it's good to be restless in the spirit, because that means that you should pray, pray for people who are struggling, even if they say that they are fine.
And you see the cracks you can be there when it looks like it's falling around on them
Sometimes we can't help people, we can't be their magical God mother, or father, to make it all better, but we can make one day nice.
When we go through pain, through the teeth, that might be ripping apart, we need to praise the Lord, because we are effective.
We are going to get torn when we're Christians, and we can get healed, and made new in Christ.
And that our prize it's not for popularity, or for fame.
In conclusion, where can we get help in times of trouble when it feels like no one can understand us?
Our help comes from the Lord, and he can set us free from anything.
And we know that we will never become slave or snared again, because the Spirit of God is living in us.
Chloe