Help Has a Source

Scripture: Psalm 121:1 to 2

Song: My Help – The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir

“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills… My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.”

The beginning of a new year often feels like standing at a doorway. There is hope ahead, but there is also uncertainty. It’s natural, in moments like this, to start looking around for support, for people who can help, plans that might work, money that might sustain us, or opportunities that might open doors.

The psalmist understood this feeling. He asked a simple but honest question: Where does my help come from? Then he answered it clearly: My help comes from the LORD.

When the psalmist lifted his eyes, it wasn’t because the hills themselves could help him. It was because lifting his eyes was a posture of faith and a choice. A quiet decision to stop being consumed by what surrounded him and to place his confidence in God instead.

Divine help shows up in small, everyday moments, when you pause to talk to God instead of relying on your strength, when you bring your decisions to Him instead of rushing ahead, and when you choose to do what honours Him, even when it isn’t easy. Trust grows as you involve God in ordinary parts of life, in your plans, your worries, your conversations, your next steps.

As you learn to walk with God this way, help no longer feels far away or mysterious. It meets you gently, right where you are, along the journey.

Prayer: Lord, I lift my eyes to You. As I begin this year, help me beyond human strength and limitation. Teach me to trust You daily and to walk closely with You.