Psalm 121

What type is it? Oh, I think you have cinnamon apple type tea. Do you have sugar? Okay. Well, good morning and welcome to Coffee and Devotions. There is sugar in it. Welcome to Coffee and Devotions. This is where every day we get together, we get into God's Word, and we grow in our love for the Lord together. And this year, 2021, we will make it through all of the wisdom! That's right, all the wisdom literature. We're at Psalm 121 this morning.
You guys ready to pray? Alright, why don't we have some tea or coffee and we'll pray and we'll get into God's word. Okay, let's pray. Lord, thank you for this day. Thank you for your word. We thank you that in times of trouble, you hear us and you always care for us. In Jesus' name, amen. Okay, Dan, you ready? Alright, here we go. Psalm 121. The Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heavens and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved. He who keeps you will not slumber. Behold, he who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. I will lift up the Lord. The Lord is your keeper. The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.
Okay, we need to ask ourselves, A, what is this about? B, what is the best verse to summarize? And C, what are we called to do in response to these words? So A, what is this about? What do you guys think this is about? I'm not sure you read that one, right? You want to read that again? He will not allow your foot to be moved. Who's the he it's talking about?
God. That's right, the Lord. What did the Lord make? The Lord made everything. Everything. That's right, Daniel. It says from verse 2, who made heaven and earth. And what does the Lord do? The Lord never slumbers or sleeps. Yeah. And he's our helper. So do you think maybe it's like, oh, God says, I need to take a nap. Someone else protect my people. No, he's not. He's not like that?
He stays awake forever. He stays awake forever? Does that mean he always protects? What about in the darkest dark of night when it's really dark and you might be scared and your bedroom has gone asleep then? No. He's still awake. He can't fall asleep. That's right. He can't fall asleep. Because he's eternal and he can't change. That's right. He doesn't change. That's right. And the sun shall not strike you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord shall preserve you from all evil. He shall preserve your soul. So what do you guys think this is about? What do you think, Dan? What is this about? God is like everything. He made everything. Well, He isn't everything. Yeah, but He is everywhere and He made everything. Yeah, He is everywhere and He made everything.
And so what does that mean for us? What is the psalmist saying here? God made us. And God's also inside of us. That's right. He's in our hearts. And we can't see Him. That's right. Only when we go to heaven. But this person is telling us that God is something for us. He is looking up to the hills. I will lift up my eyes to the hills and whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord. That's right. It's the Lord who is our helper. I think that's what this is about. God is our helper. Our eternal helper. Our loving helper. The one who doesn't change. He doesn't sleep. He always preserves us. What do you think is the best verse? What do you think is the best verse to underline here?
I think 3 and 4. You like 3 and 4? What about you, Debra? I think... 1 and 2. You think 1 and 2? That's funny because I think 7 and 8. What about you guys? What would you underline in your Bible that says the best verse to summarize? Are you going to go with Deborah with verses 1 and 2? Nathan with verse 3 and 4? Me with 7 and 8?
Or maybe you would do something else. Let us know down in the comments. What would you highlight? What do you guys think we're called to do in response to this? Let's do calling. To obey God. To not be afraid. To not be afraid? Okay. Yeah, and don't be scared out of like walls coming down. Yeah, we don't need to be scared. That's right, because is God our protector? Yeah. Does God protect us from the evil one? Do we pray that in the Lord's Prayer? I think maybe today we can pray the Lord's Prayer together. You guys want to do that? Okay, and that one he actually prays. Jesus teaches us to pray. Okay, let's pray.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the power, and the kingdom, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Well may you rest in Jesus Christ as the one who's the protector of your soul who never slumbers nor sleeps. Lift up your eyes into the hills and take comfort in your eternal and unchanging God. We'll see you guys tomorrow. Wanna say bye? Bye! Bye! Bye! We'll see you guys tomorrow.