Surrounded
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the
LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore.
Psalm 125:2
I
can’t wrap my mind around it. Those
were the words of a middle-aged man being interviewed this morning on
television after a news-breaking tragedy.
I
can’t wrap my mind around it. Is
there a similar wrestling in your thought life today? This makes no sense. I don’t get it. I can’t get my head around it! Around
and around we go: Why, LORD? Why this?
Why now?
No matter how many times futile thoughts
are looped, they can’t be wrapped and tied with a neat and tidy bow. There are
some things that we simply will not understand this side of heaven. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your
thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8-9).
When we can’t wrap our mind around our
hurt, we need to trust in the One who encircles and surrounds us. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the
LORD surrounds his people both now and forevermore (Psalm 125:2).
He
goes before you. The LORD himself goes before you and will
be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not
be discouraged” (Deuteronomy
31:8).
He
walks alongside of you. Even though I walk through the valley of
the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and
your staff, they comfort me (Psalm
23:4).
He
comes behind you. The glory of the LORD will be your rear
guard (Isaiah 58:8b).
He
watches over you. The LORD watches over you–the LORD is
your shade at your right hand (Psalm
121:5).
His
mighty arms are underneath you. The eternal God is your refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting arms (Deuteronomy
33:27).
You’re
surrounded! You hem me in–behind and before; you have
laid your hand upon me (Psalm
139:5).
Think
on it: What are you
trying to wrap your mind around today? Surrender it to the One who surrounds
you both now and forevermore.
The things
we think about, focus on, and surround ourselves with will shape who we become.
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