Psalm 61:2
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Eric ran back and forth behind the crowd. The parade was coming, and he really wanted to have a good spot to watch it from. Everyone was so much taller than he was. Wherever he went, somebody was standing in front of him. In frustration, he began to cry. Suddenly, two strong hands lifted Eric up and placed him on shoulders high up above the mass of people. From the vantage point of the stranger’s shoulders, the entire parade was easy to see.
Sometimes we need a boost. Problems loom too large, and we can’t see our way around them. Pressures build up, and we don’t feel big enough to cope with them. God sees all that and He is ready to lift us up; to give us a new vantage point. Reach up to the Lord, and He will lead you to Himself, a rock which is higher than any problem we might have. (From Wisdom from the Psalms).
I remember preaching from this verse many years ago at a funeral service for a teen age boy who had been killed in a car wreck. I witnessed the power of this great truth as God imparted strength to the heart-broken parents. He can do the same for you. Ask Him to raise you up above the sorid things of this evil world and help you gain a new perspective. He did it for others He will do it for you.
