Hills of Jerusalem, Lithograph by Eberhard Emminger, c 1855
Psalm 125
A Song of Ascents
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
and to those who are upright in their hearts!
5 But those who turn aside to their crooked ways
the Lord will lead away with evildoers!
Peace be upon Israel!
Psalm 91:11
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways
Psalm 91 was continued from the First Temple to Jesus.
Luke 4:11
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Colossians 1:16-17
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
There are so many things in the universe. Water on Mars. The stages of water, steam, ice and liquid. All designed by Him. So many wonders. The Hills surrounding Jerusalem remind of the angels God says He places in our lives. The Word of God choosing to dwell with us. The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand, in Him. In Him all things hold together.
Jesus in The Temple, painted by James Tissot
Hebrews 12:21-24
Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I tremble with fear.” But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Thanks be to Jesus our Lord, all who call upon HIM will be saved.
Psalm 48:2
Beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
What wonders we will encounter in life, Paul choose to call life an adventure.
Hebrews 12:25-29
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.
At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.”
This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.
Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.
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