The Rock That is Higher Than I...

The Rock That is Higher Than I

Life can get pretty messy sometimes, can't it? Life can get so hard that feeling down and depressed is normal for us. A family member is causing heartache, you never feel like you measure up with your walk with God, you get overwhelmed trying to be there for everyone else-feeling like it's just too much and you don't know how to cope... All and all, just a lot of stuff seems to fall on us hard-like a avalanche of rocks sliding down and crashing on you all at once.

Well, David had quite a few moments like this in His life as well. He was in hard times often. He was betrayed by the King he loved and honored, He lost his best friend on earth, He was betrayed by His own son, and even messed up some. But do you know what He writes? Read this and listen closely. 

Hear my cry, O God;

Attend to my prayer.

 

From the end of the earth I will cry to You,

When my heart is overwhelmed;

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, Psalm 61:1-2. 

What? How beautiful, Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. When we're overwhelmed, when that avalanche of rocks is crumbling down on us, we can go to the Rock that is Higher than us. We can go to the Rock that is higher than all the problems facing us. 

When our heart is overwhelmed and we don't even think we can even be still in His presence...there something we can do. Beautiful soul, we can come to Him, we can give it all to Him, and we can let Him relax us and help us rest in Him....

Why? Why do we go to Him? How do we know He'll be a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1)?

For You have been a shelter for me,

A strong tower from the enemy.

 

I will abide in Your tabernacle forever;

I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah, Psalm 61:3-4.

Hasn't He always come through? Hasn't He always showed up? He has been a strong tower from the enemy. He has been everything we need! We can trust Him...We can abide in Him...we.can.rest.

Hallelujah!

It's so refreshing to know in times of turmoil, we can go to the Rock that is Higher than us and find refuge in the storm.

Amen.