Psalm 124

A short one today. 

It's another in the series of "Songs of Ascents".  As I mentioned before, these are traditionally believed to have been sung as pilgrims made the annual journey to Temple Mountain.

This one is talking about the writer's gratitude and recognition for the protection of God.  And it's worth thinking about for a little bit.

I wonder how many times the average Christian has made that little bribe that you KNOW you shouldn't make? 

You know the one - "Lord, if you [blah blah blah], I'll [blah blah]!"

Yeah, we've all done it.  It's common.  But more than that, can you think of what came next?

If you're like me, probably when you got out of the situation, at least sometimes, you've given yourself the credit for whatever it was.  The situation was resolved by your cleverness, by your planning, by your strength, whatever.

The trouble is that you prayed about it.  Or at other times, you didn't pray; maybe God just did something because He saw that you needed it.

In Psalm 124, David demonstrates his awareness that God is always there, always read to intervene on behalf of His people.  David also attributes Israel's survival to God.

At one level we know life comes from God.  But He works through circumstances too, and it's very important that we remember this.  When we pray, God LOVES to answer us! 

Most of all, David recognises that even when something happens through the natural order of life, his survival, at base, primarily is God's doing.