Looking for Help

Psalm 121:1-2
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.

We are prone to look up for help. I look to my employer for income, I look to the government of my county or city for the protection of police, and there are many other institutions that are not under my power or authority to which I have to “look up” if I am to interact with them.

We look up to other humans for encouragement, provision, wisdom, protection and more.

It is appropriate to look around at the mountains that seem to be stronger than us, better positioned than us, bigger, etc., but even as I look at the mountains, I must look past them to find the real Source of all I need. Even if He uses the mountains to provide for my needs, neither the bucket nor the well I drop it in are my Source. Yahweh causes rivers to flow.