Topic: My Help, My Keeper, My Preserver….Getting back to basics
My Help
Psalm 121:2 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
A helper assists by making it easier or possible for someone to do something that they could not do alone. When we arose this morning, The Lord assisted us in something we could not do alone. We are unable to wake ourselves, we are unable to provide oxygen to ourselves, we are unable to command our blood to flow, our lungs to inflate, our heart to pump, or our cells to re-grow. We often believe we do not need God, but it is his grace that allows us to exist.
Help also means to provide advice, directions, and other information. When we are lost, The Lord allows us to find our way, when we are in danger, The Lord leads us out. When we are in need, The Lord provides. The Lord is our help.
My Keeper
Psalm 121:3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
A keeper is someone who is in charge of something or someone. A keeper is a caretaker and a protector. If Jesus is our keeper he has authority over us and he is responsible for our well-being. In order for him to protect and care for us we have to be obedient to him. God gives us simple instructions daily that we often disobey. Have you ever said “Something told me not to do this or that” “Something told me not to go that way” but you did it anyway? God is trying to keep us by whispering instructions in our ear.
My Preserver
Psalm 121:7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
A preserver is something that is used to keep something safe and undamaged. One type of food preservation is canning. Canning is the process of applying heat to food that is sealed in a jar in order to destroy any microorganisms that can cause food spoilage. Proper canning stops spoilage by heating the food for a specific time killing unwanted microorganisms. During the canning process, air is driven from the jar and a vacuum is formed as the jar seals.
When Jesus preserves us, he separates us (jar), he kills our sinful nature (microorganisms), and he drives out our pride (air) and seals in his spirit. Sin causes spoilage. Are you allowing Jesus to preserve you?
My Help, My Keeper, My preserver!
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth”
He doesn’t look toward his friends, social media, or his family. He says he looks to the hills, because his help comes from the one who created the heaven and the earth! What have our friends created? What have our families created? Our Lord created the heaven and the earth. Check the resume of the person whom you are seeking help.
“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep”.
The Lord is our keeper, he will not allow someone to move us, shake us, or cause us to fall. Our keeper is on watch, guarding and protecting us 24/7. Our Lord does not SLEEP or slumber! Our friends sleep, our families sleep, slumber and snore, but our keeper is never asleep, he is never idle, he is never daydreaming. Our keeper is alert, oriented and on duty.
“5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.”
The sun is 15 million degrees and the moon can dip to -153 degrees either would complete obliterate us. The Lord’s shade is protecting us from 15 million degrees all the way to -153 degrees. Regardless of how extreme our circumstances, he can keep us through it all. How powerful is that!
God preserves us by separating us from evil and removing evil in us. He protects us everywhere we go. But that is only if he is your help, your keeper and your preserver. If you are allowing someone or something else to keep you, The Lord cannot preserve you!
God Bless You!
God Bless You!
Pray
Psalm 121
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
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