The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

  

Psalm 28

 

January 15, 2022

 

 

The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.  Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary.   Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.  Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward.   Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.   Blessed be the Lord!  For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.  The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song, I give thanks to him.  The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed.  Oh, save your people and bless your heritage!  Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

 

It was about 3:30 when I woke, and I know David talks about meeting with the Lord early, and I said good morning and ask the Lord to direct my day, with the hope I could go back to sleep, but sleep did not come and at 4:30 I was out of bed to see what the Father wanted to share.  I’m going through a self-inflicted shoulder injury at the gym, trying to lift too much.  Having to take a bigger role at home and dealing with an accident and getting the insurance company to return my calls.  Now the problem is I’m doing it often with the wrong attitude, so how do I give all of this to God?  I bet I’m not alone with the cares of the world coming down on me, it is easy to forget God very told me I could live the life in Christ, no this Christian life has only been lived by Jesus, and knowing that in my head does not give me the power to allow Jesus to do it all for me.

 

I believe David had the answer, to call out to the Lord, to share as I’m doing this morning, once again, Lord you are my rock please teach me Your ways, and how to give my messed up life to your control.

 

We are not the smartest people, we keep wanting the world to change, if only the press, if only social media, if only our appointed leadership would be true if only there was not so much hate and fear, and last if there was not so much evil in the world.  The good news is God the rock David ran to is still in charge, and from the fall of man in the garden, evil has been in a battle for the souls of all people.  That is why David prayed this way;   Because they do not regard the works of the Lord or the work of his hands, and evil men/women have tuned into their Father the devil and will end up in a place God designed for the devil and his angels, not man.  It is a choice each person makes, and Romans 1:18-20, make that very clear; ^“The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness since what may be known about God is plain to them because God has made it plain to them.   For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”

 

This morning my prayer is Master, forgive me I keep forgetting you call me one of your sheep, and sheep are not designed to carry loads, and I need You, for You have told me to place all my cares on You.

 

From the Back Porch,

 

Bob Rice