Looking Up - Psalm 139: 1-18 ; Psalm 130: 7-8 ; Lam. 3: 19-26 ; Luke 21:25-28

Did you ever have those times when you wondered what God was doing or where He is when you are struggling? That makes you normal. David wrote Psalm 139 for the choir. Ever heard of "preaching to the choir"? He recognized God's presence anywhere he found himself, from high heaven to the land of the dead. It wasn't just when he was being "good". God was with him when he was victorious, when he was in sin, when he was running for his life, when he was being cursed by his own people. Paul wrote that we have been bought with a price. That redemption price was the love of God and His mercy in the form of His Son, Jesus. Jesus said, "Lift up your head, redemption is very near."