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Daily Devotion: Psalm 18:31

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Psalm 18:31    "For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?"

Who IS God? How would you answer that question? I see that question and I have to wonder, "How do I actually answer that question?" There is another question along that line that makes me think of another question: "What is thy beloved more than another...?" (Song of Solomon 5:9) I look at those questions and begin to give answers such as these: God created heaven and the earth. God saved Noah and his family through the flood. God parted the Red Sea. God gave manna from heaven and water from the rock. God became the man, Jesus, who died on the cross. Jesus was buried but was raised again after three days and three nights.  All of that is true and there is so much more than that, but I believe David was seeking deep inside himself to see what HIS answer would be to that question.  In the Song of Solomon, people were asking the love of Christ to answer the question. What makes your beloved to be better than any other? I'm having to look deep inside myself this morning because I believe all of the truths that I have already mentioned have personal applications to me and to you.

Who is in charge of my life? Who is the very One who gives stability and purpose to my life? Who does those things in your life? God took emptiness and filled it with goodness. God delivered from absolute destruction. God makes a way for me when I think there is no way. God provides my every need each day. Jesus was born in Bethlehem and the announcement was made, "... unto you (unto me) is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." (Luke 2:11) He's my Deliverer. But most of all, He is my Saviour! He is Christ, the King of my life. He is alive and makes intercession while He sits at the right hand of the Father. He is constantly praying for me. He lives inside me by way of His Holy Spirit. He never leaves me and never turns His back on me. My relationship with Him makes every other relationship to be so much better. He is the stability that I need while traveling this path called life. He is the One certain thing in this upside down world that we live in. David answered those questions that applied to him (and to us) in Psalm 18:32-40.  I want to spend time today in thought concerning God, my Lord. I want my relationship with Him to be so much deeper than it ever has been.

Words from "Lord I Need You" by Matt Maher
Lord I come, I confess
Bowing here, I find my rest
Without You, I fall apart
You're the one that guides my heart

Lord, I need You, oh, I need You
Every hour, I need You
My one defense, my righteousness
Oh God, how I need You

Where sin runs deep, Your grace is more
Where grace is found is where You are
And where You are, Lord, I am free
Holiness is Christ in me

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