Psalm 124 is a psalm of corporate thanksgiving for an act of God’s deliverance. Evidently God had saved his people from some serious calamity, probably some military threat. This is the sort of psalm that might have articulated the relief and praise following God’s deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat in the time of Hezekiah (2 Kings 18-19). When we are besieged by difficult circumstances, when there seems to be no way forwards and no solution to our problem, in these times “our help is in the name of the LORD”. God is the way forwards when the way is blocked. God is our escape when we are besieged. This sounds idealistic, I know, but it is possible for you to experience this, even in the most impossible circumstances. The key to moving forwards with God is this: focus on finding him in the midst of your circumstances. He is always speaking to you. Listen to what he is saying to you. When we feel trapped by our circumstances we often get preoccupied by trying to regain control. But these are golden opportunities to surrender control to God. Don’t focus on how you are going to change things. Focus on who is with you. Focus on what God is doing in your circumstance. Focus on reconnecting with his greater purpose and on doing the things he wants you to do. When you find God in the midst of hardship you will indeed escape like a bird out of a snare. And this will remind you to always let God be God in your life.
Seek God in your present circumstances.
Read Psalm 124.
