Skip to main content

Daily Devotion: Psalm 28:7-9

By

Psalm 28:7-9     "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.  (8)  The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.  (9)  Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever."

It is very important to be able to place ourselves in the Word of God as we read it. If we only see it as a history lesson and something that took place a few thousand years ago, then we might be tempted to disregard it when the going gets tough for us. But if we can place our situation and our circumstance in the Word, then we can see the grace of God at work in our own lives.

For instance, David began this Psalm by letting us understand his position when times were rough for him. What did David do?  He cried out unto the Lord. All pride as king of Israel went out the window. He humbled himself before the Lord, but then his mind would begin to wander back into a wilderness, dark area. What if God does not hear me? The people I have to deal with are not nice people. They are enemies of the Word of God and therefore are contrary to my way of living. What am I to do? David's answer was, "My heart trusted in Him" and therefore because my confidence is in the Lord, "I am helped."

It is so important that we, as God's people, understand that we have One upon which we can depend. David kept saying over and over, "The Lord is my strength. The Lord is my shield. The Lord is my rock."  He didn't say this as a chant; rather, he was saying this as a constant reminder to himself.  When was the last time that I reminded myself, "The Lord is my strength. The Lord is my shield. The Lord is my rock."  Do you think it is important that we remind ourselves of this by having a heartfelt talk with ourselves?  "Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever." .... "Lift them up for ever."

"As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings." (Deuteronomy 32:11) Though Moses wrote this hundreds of years before David, I believe he was thinking upon these words (or something like them) when he declared the Lord would indeed lift His people up."  We can be sure that just as God instilled within the heart of that mother eagle to protect her young from falling to the ground,  He also will prevent us from falling.  We can say with King David, "The LORD is their (my) strength.... therefore my heart greatly rejoices."

"AND with my song will I praise Him."  Amen?  Amen!

Labels:

Popular posts from this blog

Daily Devotion: Enter With Thanksgiving - Psalm 100:1-5

By
One of the most beautiful Psalms of Thanksgiving is the 100th Psalm. Please turn to it and read verses one through five. With all my heart I believe we are a people and a nation that has truly been blessed by God. Of all those who “give thanks to Him and praise His name” we should be at the top!  It is not uncommon to compile wish lists at Christmas, and draw up a list of resolutions for the new year. But there is another list we often overlook - a Thanksgiving Day list of all for which we are thankful. What would your list contain? Most likely, a good part would be material possessions. I’m convinced that we would find that we have much more for which to be thankful than just our material possessions.  Like you, I’m sure my list would include the major things - life, health, family, friends, and the nation we live in, despite all its flaws. But even more than that, I’m thankful for my salvation, my Church family, and the mercy that God showers upon us each d...
Read more

Daily Devotion: Psalm 100:4-5 - Thanksgiving

By
Psalm 100:4-5     "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.  (5)  For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations." Many songs have been written about these verses and with these words included. What do they mean? Today, we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving. I've listened to many people speak about their family traditions and most of them include family, food, and football. These are wonderful and fun things that enrich the day, but is it the true meaning that was intended when the day was established?  The Psalmist instructed us to include a special action with our words of thankfulness.  We are to "enter into HIS gates." The heartfelt words of thanksgiving allow us to enter the gates of the Lord, but there is a much deeper place into which we can go. Not only are we to enter into HIS gates, but He invites us to come much closer to H...
Read more