LOOKING UP

LOOKING UP

READ:  Psalm 146:1-10

The LORD lifts up those who

are bowed down.  Psalm 146:8

An article in the Surgical Technology International journal says that looking down at a smart phone with your head bent forward is the equivalent of having a 60-pound weight on your neck.  When we consider that millions of people around the world spend an average of 2-4 hours daily reading and testing, the resulting damage to neck and spine becomes a growing health concern.

It is also easy to become spiritually bowed down by the burdens of life.  How often we find ourselves discouraged by the problems we face and the needs of those we love.  The psalmist understood this weight of concern yet saw hope as he wrote about “the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them-[who] remains faithful forever.  He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry.  The Lord sets prisoners free, the LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous” (Psalm 146:8).

When we consider God’s care, His great power, and His loving heart, we can begin to look up and praise Him.  We can walk through each day knowing that “the LORD reigns forever…for all generations” (v.10).

He lifts us up when we are bowed down.  Praise the Lord!  

DAVID MCCASLAND

O Lord, lift our eyes to see Your power and love today so we can raise our heads and our hearts in grateful praise to You.

Faith in God’s goodness puts a song in your heart.

INSIGHT

In today’s psalm, the psalmist responds in grateful worship as he reflects on the greatness and grace of God.  He invites us to trust the Lord, to look to Him for help, and to place our hope in Him.  He is the omnipotent, eternal God, the Creator who is forever faithful (vv.5-6), just, benevolent, gracious, compassionate, and loving (vv.7-9).  The psalmist’s message is a simple one:  Trust in God, not in man, for only those who trust God can be truly blessed.  

SIM KAY TEE

Have a blessed night.

God Our Creator’s Love Always.

Unity & Peace