Surrounded

Psalms 125; Matthew 26-27 

“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.”

Psalm 125:1, 2

The strength of Jerusalem was the natural defense of its surrounding hills and steep valleys. These natural defenses gave the Jebusite inhabitants the confidence to mock David. When David conquered the city, he did so through the water shaft, not by breeching the walls. The Psalmist used the hills around Jerusalem to describe the Lord’s presence as a constant protection around his people.

Can we thank the Lord for that truth today?

Using this image, it is God’s people who are ‘Jerusalem.’ Collectively, we are the New Jerusalem, the Bride of Christ, radiating in beauty and full of the glory of the Lord. Not only does God’s presence surround us, but his glory fills us, and his affections are for us. This promise is forevermore!

“Lord Jesus, you are our Bridegroom. Your presence surrounds me and your people, for your glory.”