The Art of Looking Up

Bible Text: Psalm 121:1-6 | Presenter: Rev. James Destine | Series: Preparing For What’s Next | Preparing For What’s Next – Part II
“The Art of Looking Up”
Psalm 121:1-6
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The journey was long with no end in sight.
Ascent

Psalm 121:1
The journey was dangerous for two reasons:

Natural reasons

Psalm 121:4
Psalm 121:6
The journey was dangerous for two reasons:

Natural reasons
Man made reasons

There the thieves and robbers do their best work

Luke 10:30

“He who is higher than the mountains that he faced”

Psalm 46:1
Psalm 121:2

“I don’t need help.”

The DIY culture:

Do It Yourself

What can the righteous do?

You and I can look up!

The church has lost the art of looking up

2 Chronicles 7:14
God is the maker of the very mountains that we face!
Psalm 121:2
You must learn the art of looking up:

We must learn to seek God in prayer

“More things are achieved by prayer than this world dreams of.”
— Alfred Tennyson

James 5:16
Psalm 121: 3-8
The psalmist tells why he has such confidence in God.
Psalm 121:3-4