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Thursday... They surround our city.


Psalms 125:2 (NLT), "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever."

Thursday... They surround our city.

Psalms 125:2 (NLT) says, "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever."


I live in a city that has mountains all around it. It is great. I know first hand what this verse here in Psalm 125 means. Right now I can look out and see snow on Mt Charleston. We had rain on Halloween night but the mountains had snow. Now the rain was something but it wasn't snow.

Again, "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever." That is so good for us to be reminded of, "the LORD surrounds his people." Now the key is "his people."

No matter what you are going through or will go through as a Christ follower the LORD surrounds you both now and forever.

I am looking out the window and I can see Mt Charleston and the snow that this there. I also look all around me down here and there is no snow.

Now there are a lot of ways that God surrounds us. I read in 2 Timothy one of the ways that God surrounds us. God uses people to teach us truths that will make a difference in our life. Chapter 3 verse 14 says, "But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you."

Over in 2 Timothy 1:5 Paul, the writer of these two letters to Timothy says, "I remember your genuine faith, for you share the faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice." Yes, God gives us people as mountains. A good family and a good church are mountains that God provides.

Now back to chapter 3. In verses 16-17 Paul says something very important. He tells us of a very important mountain that he has provided for us. He writes, "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work."

Yes, remember, "Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever." So understand why He has given us Christian family members and friends, the church and the Bible. As you get into God's Word and I recommend doing it every day, you will see what a difference it makes in your life.

Yes, "the LORD surrounds his people both now and forever." Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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