LOOKING UPWARDS by Robert Soto

LOOKING UPWARDS by Robert Soto

January 31, 2010

Psalm 121:1-2 "I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth."

The hills and mountains were our stronghold. We used them to help us when the white eyes were on the prowl against us. We would seek refuge and sometimes they were our allies in guerilla warfare. But the mountains and hills were also a sign of God the Creator. We would go to the hilltop or mountaintop to pray and seek God's direction. For some reason, we always saw the hills and mountains as sacred and a place where we could seek God the Creator's direction and wisdom. In Mexico the Sierra Madre Oriental were not only our stronghold but our place to seek God the Creator. In West Texas we had the Guadalupe Mountains and the Alpine Mountains. We had places like Round Rock where our people would go to seek God and pray. As I remembered the stories of old, I would climb mountains and hills for no other reason than to reach the top and seek God the Creator.

"My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth."
It was David who asked a very important question. But as he asked, he looked upward into the hills: "I lift up my eyes to the hills--where does my help come from?" As he looked up into the hills he answered his own question. He said, "My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." The answer was simple. His help did not come from the things set before us, but the answer came from the One who created the hills and the mountains. So as David looked up unto the hills, he saw the place of God. The God who rules everything He created - both in heaven and earth, is seeking for you. He is looking for you to find Him. Next time you look unto the hills, go past the summit into the heavens. God is eager and waiting for you.

Robert Soto, Lipan Apache and pastor of:

McAllen Grace Brethren Church
The Native American New Life Center
Chief of Chiefs Christian Church