Thankful for God’s surrounding Presence!
Scripture reading for July 4th: Psalms 121-125
Key Scriptures: Psalm 125:1-2 “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds His people both now and forevermore.”
These psalms were part of the “Songs of Ascent” that were sung or chanted by the Israelites as they journeyed on the yearly pilgrimage to Jerusalem. These psalms reminded them of their God’s care and protection. Mt Zion, another name for Jerusalem, was set on a small mountain and surrounded by other hills. This served as a metaphor of how God surrounded His people, not only then, but for ever and ever!
God’s surrounding Presence: “But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the Firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. . . . .Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” The words “once more” indicate the removing of what can be shaken–that is, created things–so that what cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably wit reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:22-23; 27-29)
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