Waar sal my hulp vandaan kom?

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Waar sal my hulp vandaan kom?

Psalm 121 v 1 & 2

’n Pelgrimslied. Ek kyk op na die berge: waarvandaan sal daar vir my hulp kom? My hulp kom van die HERE wat hemel en aarde gemaak het.

Waar gaan soek jy hulp wanneer die lewe te moeilik word?

 Die pelgrims wat op pad was na Jerusalem was bang vir die gevare langs die pad. Hierdie Psalm is 'n gebed wat uiting gee aan die vaste hoop en vertroue dat God hulle dag en nag sal beskerm.

 Hulle kyk hemelwaarts na God vir hulp in hul benoudheid en dan verklaar hulle met vaste sekerheid: “My hulp kom van die HERE wat hemel en aarde gemaak het.”

 Die pelgrims vestig hulle hoop op die HERE. Die Naam “HERE” is 'n persoonlike naam van God wat beteken “EK IS” soos ons in Eks. 3 v 14 hoor: Toe sê God vir Moses: “EK IS WAT EK IS. Jy moet vir die Israeliete sê: ‘EK IS’ het my na julle toe gestuur.”

 Die Naam van God “EK IS” (YHWH in Hebreeus, uitgespreek as Yaweh) beteken:

1. Hy is die ewige God wat van altyd af bestaan.
Hy is die begin en die einde, die Alfa en die Omega.

2. Hy is 'n God van verhoudings.
Hierdie Naam van God word net in die Bybel gebruik wanneer God se persoonlike verhouding met sy mense ter sprake is

3. Hy is altyd met ons.
God is persoonlik betrokke in mense se lewens. Hy is nie 'n veraf God nie.

4. Hy is die onveranderlike God wat altyd dieselfde is.

5. Hy is volkome heilig en verhewe bo die mensdom.

6. Hy is getrou aan sy ewige verbond.
Toe God sy verbond (Ek sal vir jou 'n God wees en jy en jou nageslag moet my volk wees) met Abraham gesluit het, het Hy homself as Yahweh voorgestel en daarmee het Hy beloof dat Hy altyd getrou sal wees aan sy beloftes.

7. Hy is vol misterie wat nooit te volle geken kan word nie.
Ons kan God nooit ten volle ken nie, maar wat ons nodig het om van Hom te weet, openbaar Hy deur sy Gees in sy Woord vir ons. Alhoewel ons Hom nooit ten volle kan ken nie, kan ons groei in ons verhouding met Hom.

In die Nuwe Testament hoor ons nog verder wat “EK IS” beteken. Jesus stel Homself voor as “EK IS”.

Die sewe “EK IS” uitsprake van Jesus:

1.  Ek is die brood van die lewe. Joh. 6 v 35
Net soos wat brood jou liggaam voed, is Jesus die Brood wat jou geestelik voed.

2.  Ek is die lig vir die wêreld. Joh. 8 v 12
Jesus is die Lig wat die duisternis van die sonde verdryf. Hy bring hoop en ewige lewe vir elkeen wat in Hom glo.

3.  Ek is die deur vir die skape. Joh. 10 v 7
Jesus is die enigste weg na God toe.

4.  Ek is die goeie herder. Joh. 10 v 11
Jesus is die herder van sy skape, sy eiendom. Hy sorg vir sy skape en maak seker dat hulle alles kry wat hulle nodig het. Hy dra die belange van sy kudde op die hart en Hy dra die volle verantwoordelikheid van hulle. Hy lê sy lewe vir sy skape af. Christus het sy lewe opgeoffer sodat elkeen wat in Hom glo kan lewe.

5.  Ek is die opstanding en die lewe. Joh. 11 v 25
Jesus het die mag van die dood met sy opstanding gebreek. Met ander woorde Hy is magtig om ook aan elke sondaar lewe uit die dood te gee.

6.  Ek is die weg, die waarheid en die lewe. Joh. 14 v 6
Jesus is die weg na die ware ewige lewe. Werklik lewe kan net by Jesus gevind word.

7.  Ek is die ware wingerdstok. Joh. 15 v 1
Ons is die lote wat voortspruit uit hierdie wynstok en word gesnoei sodat ons vrug kan dra. Deur die swaarkry in die lewe waar jy deur die skerp lem van die snoeiskêr gesnoei word laat Hy dit wat seer is ook ten goede meewerk in jou lewe.

Waar gaan soek jy hulp wanneer die lewe te moeilik word? Gaan soek jou hulp by “EK IS” wat jou oneindig liefhet.

Hy het sy Seun, (die waaragtige God wat ter wille van jou mens geword het) gestuur, sodat jy kan lewe omdat Hy jou so lief het

Amen

Where will my help come from?

Hierdie oordenking is ook in Afrikaans beskikbaar

 

Where will my help come from?

 

Matt. 16 v 13 - 16 - HCSB

I lift my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Where do you go for help when life gets too difficult?

 The pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem were afraid of the dangers along the way. This Psalm is a prayer that expresses the firm hope and confidence that God will protect them day and night.

 They look to heaven for help in their distress and then declare with firm certainty: "My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth."

 The pilgrims place their hope in the LORD. The Name "LORD" is a personal name of God which means "I AM" as we hear in Ex. 3 v 14: God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.”

 The Name of God "I AM" (YHWH in Hebrew, pronounced as Yaweh) means:

1.  He is the eternal God who has always existed.
He is the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega.

2.  He is a God of relationships.
This Name of God is used only in the Bible when it comes to God's personal relationship with his people.

3.  He is always with us.
God is personally involved in people's lives. He is not a distant God.

4.  He is the unchanging God who is always the same.

5.  He is completely holy and exalted above mankind.

6.  He is faithful to his eternal covenant.
When God made His covenant (I will be a God to you and you and your descendants must be my people) with Abraham, He introduced Himself as Yahweh and with that He promised that He would always be faithful to His promises.

7.  He is full of mystery that can never be known too fully.
We can never fully know God, but what we need to know about Him, He reveals to us through His Spirit in His Word. Although we can never fully know Him, we can grow in our relationship with Him.

 In the New Testament we hear even further what "I AM" means. Jesus introduces Himself as "I AM".

The seven "I AM" statements of Jesus:

1.  I am the bread of life. Joh. 6 v 35
Just as bread nourishes your body, Jesus is the Bread that nourishes you spiritually.

2.  I am the light of the world. Joh. 8 v 12
Jesus is the Light that dispels the darkness of sin. He brings hope and eternal life to everyone who believes in Him.

3.  I am the door to the sheep. Joh. 10 v 7
Jesus is the only way to God.

4.  I am the good shepherd. Joh. 10 v 11
Jesus is the shepherd of his sheep, his property. He takes care of his sheep and makes sure they get everything they need. He bears the interests of His flock at heart and He bears the full responsibility for them. He lays down his life for his sheep. Christ sacrificed his life so that everyone who believes in him can live.

5.  I am the resurrection and the life. Joh. 11 v 25
Jesus broke the power of death with his resurrection. In other words, He is also able to give life to every sinner from the death of their sin.

6.  I am the way, the truth, and the life. Joh. 14 v 6
Jesus is the way to true eternal life. Real life can only be found in Jesus.

7.  I am the true vine. Joh. 15 v 1
We are the shoots that sprout from this vine and are pruned so that we can bear fruit. Through the hardships in life where you are pruned by the sharp blade of the pruning shears, He also lets what hurts work together for good in your life.

 Where do you go for help when life gets too difficult? Seek your help from "I AM" who loves you infinitely.

 He sent His Son (the true God who became a man for your sake) so that you can live because He loves you so much 

Amen