THIS SUNDAY! Join Element at Ferini Park in Los Alamos at 9:00am for ONE Church Service In The Park! All are welcome. Help us Celebrate together with Old Days.
Aaron Carlberg - December 19, 2021
Week 15. Songs of Ascent - Psalm 134 - Hope
The reason we end all of these Songs of Ascent with the idea of hope is that hope is what those taking this journey were ultimately looking for. They traveled to Jerusalem for the feasts, the holidays, to remember who God is and what He had done…but they also remember what God promised He would do. When we look back at all that was written and said in the Hebrew Scriptures, we see God promising to come and rescue His people through no merit of their own. That should bring us hope because we have all failed miserably, all too often. Peterson writes, “God gets down on his knees among us, gets on our level and shares himself with us. He does not reside afar off and send us diplomatic messages; he kneels among us. That posture is characteristic of God.” Because God came to save us, we get to go out and get down on the level of those around us in a way that makes God’s love tangible.
From Series: "Songs of Ascent"
The Songs (or Psalms) of ascent are 15 psalms that pilgrims would sing or recite on their way to Jerusalem to celebrate the feast days. They were reminders of God’s grace and goodness. These songs were and are reminders of what discipleship looks like as we walk in relationship with God in our own lives. We will use these 15 songs to travel us towards our holiday of Christmas because (as all things do in the Bible), they ultimately point to Jesus the founder and perfecter of our faith.
