1. I lift my eyes to the hills’ ‘I lift my eyes to the hills’ Psalm 121:1

2. ‘I lift up my eyes’ ‘I lift up my eyes’ Psalm 121:1 1.Hope requires us to lift our eyes 1.Hope requires us to lift our eyes!

3. who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; … “In your hearts honour Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defence to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; … ”. 1 Peter 3:15

4. I lift up my eyes’ ‘I lift up my eyes’ Psalm 121:1 Hope requires us to lift our eyes! 1. Hope requires us to lift our eyes!

5. ‘I lift up my eyes’ ‘I lift up my eyes’ Psalm 121:1 Hope requires us to lift our eyes! 1. Hope requires us to lift our eyes! – The important thing is where we look to for help – ‘Help’ = ‘made complete’, ‘supplying what we lack’. – Don’t make the mistake of looking to the wrong hill 2.What does the Lord do that gives us hope? ‘watch’ - ‘watch’ - 6x in 6 verses ‘watchful care’; ‘careful guarding’, ‘to keep’. watches over you, constantly. V3 Intervenes - V3

6. is able to keep you from falling ‘Now to him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence …’ Jude 24