Psalm 18:1-50
Key
Verses: 18:31-33
“You
alone are God! Only you are a mighty rock. You give me strength and guide me
right. You make my feet run as fast as those of a deer, and you help me stand on
the mountains.” CEV
When the world around us
feels out of control; when our weakness is highlighted by the goings on around
us, it is good to remember God gives us strength. God is strong and gives us
the strength the make it through. God is a stable rock in the midst of an
unsteady world. When it seems the whole earth is quaking, that the foundations
of our society of our world are about to crumble and fall, God alone is God and
is a steady rock on which we can rely. When all else is shifting sand. God is
firm. God is guide through it all. We can rely on God and trust in God when there
is nothing else to rely on. When everything around us is changing faster than
we can keep track, God will not change. God’s strength is our strength and when
the way forward is unclear and the path is a maze, God will guide us and help us
through.
Thing
to Think on
At one point the Psalmist writes that to the crooked
God seems torturous. In what ways are the hard things which have happened in
your life are a because of your own actions or choices?
What does it mean for God to pursue your enemies? What would
God’s justice look like in your life?
In what ways has God been your rock? Your shield? Your
guide?
When life has gotten rough how has God been there for
you?
A
Prayer for Today
Lord,
the world around me is frightening, there is so much which makes me uncertain or
nervous. Help me to look to you to for stability. Help me to rely on you to
guide me through. Even when the world is scary you are a comfort. You are God,
and in you alone will I put my trust. Help me to give you praise in all things
at all times, knowing you are always there and will continue to good in all
things. – Amen
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