Ps. 125:2- As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
As the sun is coming up every morning, the people of Jerusalem get up from their beds and go outside their homes and look around to see the mountains encircling their land. It is normal and natural for them to be surrounded by the mountains. It is common place. It is all they know. It would be an unnatural event, or some kind of catastrophe if they were to walk outside their home only to find that the mountains were no longer there. When the sun goes down and the moon is lighting up their night sky, the outline of the mountains make up their sky line in the distance. The mountains can be a safe haven as they surround them. They have a sense of security and strength knowing that the mountains are there.
That is the way it should be with our lives as a Christian. Our lives are to be surrounded by the presence of the Lord. When we rise up in the morning and we step out of our beds, we should have a sense of the presence of the Lord. It should be as sure as the mountains that are surrounding Jerusalem. It should be common place in our lives. It should be unnatural not to know that God is there with us and is surrounding our lives. When we go to bed and the sun has went down, we should be aware that the presence of God is encircling our homes. There should always be this faint sense within our spirits that the sky line of our life is surrounded by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. His strong hand is a safe haven, security and strength for our lives.
The wonderful part of that verse is that the Presence of the Lord has always been around us (even before we knew Him and His great love for us) and will continue forever throughout eternity. The mountains will eventually be destroyed and this world will pass away (it doesn't say that the mountains will always be), but God will always and forever be with us. We can walk in great confidence, knowing that the Holy Spirit is all around us as sure as the mountains are around the city of Jerusalem.
May the breath and the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit be strong upon your life today. May He draw you close to Himself throughout your day.
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