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Shalom, In the Sefer Tehillim (Book of Psalms) chapter 121:1-3, the psalmist wrote: ''If I raise my eyes to the hills, from where will my help come? My help comes from ADONAI, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip --- your guardian is not asleep.'' Brother, in these verses the writer of this psalm was looking at the hills in their majesty and grandeur, and then he asks a question, ''From where will my help come?'' He wasn't expecting his help to come from the hills. They serve, however, to remind him of the One who created the hills, and the seas and the whole earth. He realizes that this Creator is also his Helper. The magnitude and grandeur of the visible creation provide him with a standard by which to measure the divine resources that are personally available to him. At times we, too, need to contemplate the might and marvels of creation and to apply the psalmist's lesson to ourselves. This Creator is also our Keeper. Day and night, brother, He watches over you and I and upholds us. He never falls asleep. I once watched a little boy being being carried on his Abba's (a very affectionate Jewish way of saying father) arm, and I noticed how tightly he clutched his Abba's lapel. After a while, however he fell asleep and his hand slipped away from the lapel of his Abba's coat, in which he had so tightly clutched. Yet his Abba continued to hold him just as securely. The boy's security did not depend on his holding onto his Abba, but only on his Abba keeping hold of him. So it is our relationship with God our Heavenly Abba. Sometimes we feel that if we do not hold on tightly enough to God, we will fall. But the fact is that God continues to hold us, even if we let go of Him. We may fall asleep, but He never does. Our Response of Trust: ''Whether I am weak or strong, awake or asleep, I thank you Lord, that you uphold me just the same.'' I would ecourage you now, to rest in the Lord. May Ruach ADONAI (Spirit of God) rest on you and give you shalom. Y'huda ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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