And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; he God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 2 Sam 22:1-4
Years ago a popular new advertisement arose here in Los Angeles. It was all over the television and billboards: A young accident victim simply said, “Larry Parker got me 2.1 million … and before the commercial ends, Larry comes on and says, “I’m Larry H. Parker and I'll fight for you!” Over 20 years and Larry is still fighting. We can say the same about our God, from the Old Testament days and even until today, right now, this very minute; He still fights for His people.
There are many stories of how God fought for His people throughout history. David is one that could and does testify of this repeatedly. He writes this psalm of thanksgiving, speaking words of praise unto the Lord because He delivered him from his enemies. He knew God to be "his" very present help in the time of trouble and because he trusted that God would fight for him whenever he faced danger and in every situation that David incurred.
I love how David praised God after He had delivered him … he mentions particulars such as: "you are my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my shield, my high tower, my refuge, my saviour, you saved me." Then he said, "because you are worthy of my praise Lord!" Nothing sounds better to God’s ear than when we praise Him for Who He is and what He’s done. We invoke God's attention and His power with our praise... He moves on our behalf because praise, moves God. Whatever situation or circumstance you are going through right now, I dare you to praise Him and watch Him move. I remember hearing the older saints and mothers saying, "it's in the praise"! "The more you praise Him, the more He comes in!" You can stand on that word because even the scripture lets us know that God inhabits or He dwells in our praise...waiting for us to let Him move on our behalf.
We can know Him as David; as our rock, and our fortress, our deliverer; and in Him will we put our trust: he will shield us from all harm and danger, He will be our hiding place, our place of comfort, our strength; He will save us from the violence of our enemies. We can call on the Lord, and He will come to our rescue. These are the times when we should praise Him! With our faith and our trust, knowing our God will defend us. He is a better lawyer than Larry H. Parker will ever be, he can only claim to have won 91% of his cases... our God is at a steady 100% at all times!
Let's give Him praise continually to the one who deserves to be praised and moves on our behalf, especially when we are in our times of trouble and facing our greatest challenges ... because He'll fight for you!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
Years ago a popular new advertisement arose here in Los Angeles. It was all over the television and billboards: A young accident victim simply said, “Larry Parker got me 2.1 million … and before the commercial ends, Larry comes on and says, “I’m Larry H. Parker and I'll fight for you!” Over 20 years and Larry is still fighting. We can say the same about our God, from the Old Testament days and even until today, right now, this very minute; He still fights for His people.
There are many stories of how God fought for His people throughout history. David is one that could and does testify of this repeatedly. He writes this psalm of thanksgiving, speaking words of praise unto the Lord because He delivered him from his enemies. He knew God to be "his" very present help in the time of trouble and because he trusted that God would fight for him whenever he faced danger and in every situation that David incurred.
I love how David praised God after He had delivered him … he mentions particulars such as: "you are my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my shield, my high tower, my refuge, my saviour, you saved me." Then he said, "because you are worthy of my praise Lord!" Nothing sounds better to God’s ear than when we praise Him for Who He is and what He’s done. We invoke God's attention and His power with our praise... He moves on our behalf because praise, moves God. Whatever situation or circumstance you are going through right now, I dare you to praise Him and watch Him move. I remember hearing the older saints and mothers saying, "it's in the praise"! "The more you praise Him, the more He comes in!" You can stand on that word because even the scripture lets us know that God inhabits or He dwells in our praise...waiting for us to let Him move on our behalf.
We can know Him as David; as our rock, and our fortress, our deliverer; and in Him will we put our trust: he will shield us from all harm and danger, He will be our hiding place, our place of comfort, our strength; He will save us from the violence of our enemies. We can call on the Lord, and He will come to our rescue. These are the times when we should praise Him! With our faith and our trust, knowing our God will defend us. He is a better lawyer than Larry H. Parker will ever be, he can only claim to have won 91% of his cases... our God is at a steady 100% at all times!
Let's give Him praise continually to the one who deserves to be praised and moves on our behalf, especially when we are in our times of trouble and facing our greatest challenges ... because He'll fight for you!
Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde
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