Friday, December 10, 2004
Psalm 95:1 Oh come, Let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock Of our Salvation!
TO THE ROCK
A child who scrapes a knee, gets a bruise or a bump or becomes afraid learns early in life to go to mother or father for comfort. As we grow older, we find other sources to which we may go when in need of help. We may go to the bank for a loan for any number or reasons. We may go to a plumber or a contractor, or a wood worker when we need help or advice in their areas of expertise.
As we find ourselves in need of such things we learn to narrow down those to whom we go, we learn to trust certain individuals who have proven themselves to give us the help we have sought.
If we then have so learned to turn to such individuals when it comes to earthly things, so we ought to learn to turn to the Rock in spiritual things. Jesus the Rock upon which the Church is built has expertise in all areas of life from the smallest detail to the greatest, from the youngest of ages to the oldest, since
"We do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our
weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are,
yet without sin" (Hebrews 4:15).
When temptations come alluring, go to the Rock, who overcame all temptations. When our sins threaten to overwhelm us, to the Rock, behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. When Satan and his hosts assault us, to the Rock against whom the gates of hell shall not prevail.
To the Rock,
our only hope of salvation,
we raise our voices in praise. 