Why should I look to God? - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing,
majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him and what came to my mind and heart in Psalm 123:1,

"I lift up my eyes to you, to you whose throne is in heaven."

In this "song of ascents" the psalmist tells God he looks to him, he
lifts his eyes to God whose throne is in heaven. What is it he looks
for? Mercy. God's mercy expressed in his delivering of the psalmist's
people from the contempt and ridicule of the proud, their enemies. The
psalmist tells the Lord of the contempt they have had to endure and
how they now seek rescue from him.

Throughout the Scriptures we find that the Lord is the One to seek
when needing help. In Psalm 12:5 we read, "'Because of the oppression
of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,' says the
Lord. 'I will protect them from those who malign them.''' David says
to the Lord, "You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the
poor and needy from those who rob them." Psalm 35:10.

In Psalm 69:32-33 we read, "The poor will see and be glad — you who
seek God, may your hearts live! The Lord hears the needy and does not
despise his captive people." In a prophetic passage about Jesus
Christ, Solomon said, "All kings will bow down to him and all nations
will serve him. For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the
afflicted who have no one to help. He will take pity on the weak and
the needy and save the needy from death. He will rescue them from
oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight."
Psalm 72:11-14.

The truth is we are all needy. We all stand condemned as having
violated God's standards for living and are facing his wrath in a
fiery lake of burning sulfur. This horrific judgment awaits us all
unless we avail ourselves of the offer of Jesus Christ in the gospel,
"Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life
and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life."
John 5:24.

Here is why we all need to look to God. Here is our utter and total
dependence upon him for deliverance. How wonderful he has made a way
for us! "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the
Father except through me." John 14:6.

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!

Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com