Depend on Jesus

Psalm 124

If the LORD had not been on our side-

let Israel say-

if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,

when their anger flared against us,

they would have swallowed us alive;

the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

the raging waters would have swept us away.

Praise be to the LORD,

who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler's snare;

the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

Our help is in the name of the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.

We are nothing without Jesus. We can not stand on our own; we would be devoured. It is only by the Grace of God that we can stand firm; it is only by the strength that God gives us that we can endure. If we try to do it on our own, we will fail. If we no longer let God be our strength we will be swallowed up. We need to be in a state of compete dependence on God. He is our fortress; he is our Rock; He is our deliverer. It is in him that we trust.