Where Does My Help Come From?

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—

    where does my help come from?

My help comes from the Lord,

    the Maker of heaven and earth.”

 

 

Where does your help come from?

Does it come from the employer who signs your paycheck?

How about the doctor who writes that prescription?

Is he your help?

Maybe it’s the financial adviser who leads you to retirement security.

Where does your help come from?

Does it come from any of these or a host of others?

The writer of this Psalm knew his help came from the Lord,

The same Lord who made the heavens and the earth is well able to feed you, clothe you and shelter you.

It’s easy to forget that sometimes.

We look to the visible and forget the invisible, eternal God.

The boss gives you a raise so we say the boss is our help.

But who gave you favor with the boss?

The doctor declares us healed but we must not forget who the Great Physician is.

They say there are no atheists in foxholes.

But let us also remember that He is our helper, not just when the bullets are whizzing by,

He is our helper in the good seasons as well as the bad.

I suspect many more have walked away from God on the mountaintop than the number who have abandoned Him in the valley.

Are you enjoying the blessings and provisions you need now?

Don’t forget where your help has come from – not only in the day of trouble – but also in the time of great abundance and blessings.

Where does your help come from today?