My
God
Is
My Rock,
In
Whom I Find Protection.
Scripture
2
Samuel 22
1
David sang this song to the Lord on the day
the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.
“The Lord is
my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
3 my
God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
He is my refuge, my savior,
the one who saves me from violence.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
He is my refuge, my savior,
the one who saves me from violence.
Observation
King
David was at war most of his life. He learned, by living out in the
wilderness hiding from King Saul, that it was God who was his rock,
his fortress, his refuge, his shield, his place of safety, and his
savior.
Until
we learn what King David learned we will always live in fear.
There
are real enemies that we will have to face in life. The world we live
in is evil, and it is often brutal. The prince of this world is Satan
and his greatest weapon against us is fear. He uses fear to divide
us.
This
fear causes us to be suspicious of people, it causes us to have the
tendency to see or expect the worst in someone instead of seeing or
expecting the best.
It
is important for me to remember that all of us are sinners. We are
all broken. And yet God loves each and every one of us – YES! Red,
Yellow, Black, and White, we are all precious in His sight.
Don't
be a victim to fear!
1
John 4:17-19
17 And as we
live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on
the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we
live like Jesus here in this world.
18 Such
love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are
afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not
fully experienced his perfect love.
Application
I
will strive to live like Jesus today and love people the way Jesus
loved them.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to guard my heart. Don't let fear rule in my life.
Help me to live my life like Jesus today. Give me the capacity to
love the worst sinner. Remind me constantly that I am also a sinner
in desperate need of forgiveness. Show me when my attitude is not
right. Convict me of sin and help me to confess my sins as soon as I
commit them. You are my hiding place, my refuge, my shield, my rock,
my place of safety, and my Savior.
Daily
Bible Reading: 2 Samuel 21,22,23; 1 Thessalonians 1
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