Meet Angie Mosier

For me, 2007 was a tough year. At 25, I found myself on my knees in desperation crying out to the Lord as my good reputation—something I greatly esteemed—quickly became tarnished because of several situations in my life. I felt immense pain, some of which resulted from the consequences of my own sin, and some of which resulted from things outside of my control.

While I accepted Christ when I was young, in many ways I didn’t walk intimately nor abide with Him until early in 2008. At that time in my life, I was the quintessential people-pleaser who now had these "scarlet letters" to carry for the rest of my life. How would I move beyond this?

Psalm 121 reminded me how.

Psalm 121 affirms that the Lord can forever be trusted in all situations—my help comes from Him. Because He can be trusted, I have the opportunity to share how He has washed me clean of my scarlet letters because of His infinite grace. 

In this passage, the psalmist looked up toward Mount Zion to be reminded of who made the hills and from where the Lord's help comes. I, too, must look up when I’m tempted to live under shame and think of the marks of sin in my life. As Charles Spurgeon writes in his commentary on this psalm, God’s help is “powerful, efficient, constant . . . a very present help in trouble. . . . Jehovah who created all things is equal to every emergency. . . . [T]herefore let us be very joyful in our infinite helper.”

When troubles abound, when anxiety overtakes, when shame overwhelms, may we look up to the God who never sleeps, who is the Preserver of our life, who looks out for each one of us.

This psalm affirms His intimate care for every person: "He will not let your foot be moved . . . . The Lord is your keeper . . . . The Lord will keep you from all evil” (verses 3a, 5a, 7a). The Lord is a personal God who cares for you and for me. He knows about the scarlet letters and wants to wash them white as snow. He can be trusted.