We Look to God (Psalm 123)

Psalm 123 Our Eyes Look to the Lord Our God

When life presses in and down on us, the faithful response is to look up and cry out.

Three encouragements:

1) Lift your eyes to the throne. (v. 1)

Faith begins with a change in perspective.

Psalm 103:19

Psalm 33:13-14

Our suffering is under a greater reality. (Every storm has a ceiling.)

When life presses in, where do I look first?

2) Watch for mercy. (v. 2)

We look to God in complete dependence.

Waiting makes us aware of our powerlessness.

Waiting changes us. It reveals what we really believe.

Isaiah 40:31

We wait together. We need one another.

Isaiah 40:31

What am I waiting on God for? Can I keep my eyes fixed on Him?

3) Bring your weariness to God. (v. 3-4)

Real faith doesn’t lie about the pain; real faith brings pain to God.

God’s mercy is a gift to the humble.

Jesus meets our pain with understanding and cross-bought mercy.