My Help Comes From the Lord

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Well, good morning and welcome to Beyond Sunday and day 16 of our anchored in God's Promises series. Every morning this month, we're starting with one unshakable truth from God's word. Something to ground our hearts before the demands of the day start pulling us in every direction. Today's verse is from the Psalms, and it's all about where we place our confidence when we feel like life's uncertain. It's Psalm 1 21, verses one and two. It says, I lift my eyes to the mountains. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. The psalmist begins by saying, I lift my eyes to the mountains. In ancient times, mountains were often associated with strength and stability, and even places of refuge, but they could also represent danger, steep paths, hidden threats, uncertainty about what's on the other side. This verse invites us to think about where our eyes naturally go when trouble comes. Do we look at all the obstacles, the dangers, the uncertainty, or do we lift our gaze higher to the one who's above it all? Sometimes the most powerful act of faith is simply changing our focus from the problem to the problem solver. The psalmist doesn't assume he asks the question out loud, where does my help come from? It's an honest searching moment. We all have things we instinctively turn to for help. Our own ability to fix problems, the advice of friends, financial security, or even distractions to avoid thinking about the issue. Those aren't always bad, but they're not ultimate. The question forces us to pause and answer when life shakes me. Where am I really putting my trust? Now, the psalmist answers his own question. My help comes from the Lord, right? And not just any Lord, the maker of heaven and earth, the one who spoke galaxies into being the one who carved mountains with his hands, the one who holds the oceans in place and calls the stars by name. That means there is no situation in your life, too complex, too heavy, or too far gone for him to handle. If he made it all, he can sustain it all, including you. When you know the source of your help, you can walk into uncertainty with confidence. I remember talking with a young dad in our church who had just lost his job. The timing couldn't have been worse. They had Bills, a new baby, and no savings. He told me. I kept looking at my bank account, my resume, my contacts, and it just made me feel more hopeless. Then one morning I read Psalm 1 21 and it hit me. I've been looking at the wrong place for help. I needed to look up. Within weeks, the job came through that was a better fit than the one he had lost. But he told me the biggest change wasn't getting the job. It was shifting his focus to God first, here's your challenge today. Identify one thing you've been looking to for help more than you've been looking to God. It could be a plan or a person or even your own strength. Then speak this verse out loud. My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Say it until it stops being words on a page and starts becoming truth in your heart. Let's pray. Lord, thank you that we don't have to wonder where our help comes from. It comes from you, the maker, the sustainer, the one who sees and knows us. Lift our eyes today above our problems, to your power, and teach us to rely on you first always in Jesus' name, amen. Thanks for joining me today on Beyond Sunday. If this promise encouraged you, share it with someone else who might be feeling overwhelmed and needs to know where their help really comes from. I'll see you tomorrow.