“In Your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. God’s way is perfect. All the Lords’ promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to Him for protection. For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way perfect.” (2 Samuel 22:30-33 NLT)
These powerful, moving words of David are just a sampling of his affirmations regarding the Lord in this 22nd chapter of 2 Samuel, verifying and amplifying his unrelenting trust in the God of the Bible, the God of history, the God of Creation. There is so much we can learn from David’s life and ministry and his words here in Samuel and throughout the Psalms.
He was not a perfect man. Far from it, he failed in ways most of us never will, but that’s not something in which we should revel, rather something in which we must gain much insight. While our sin may seem less severe in our own eyes, it is no less deadly in the eyes of God. Sin separates from God and only the Cross can bridge that separation. And trust is the grip God gives us to hold on to that Cross with all that is within us.
We all fail and fall. We all disappoint God and ourselves by not living up to what we believe would please the Lord. In our attitudes, actions, thoughts and deeds we display our carnal nature and our inability to always keep our eyes on Jesus. But trust in Jesus’ completed work on Calvary on our behalf strengthens, sustains, encourages, and emboldens us to live as we must in this world where sin is so rampant and inviting.
We must understand, as David did, that God is our strength, not we ourselves. We have no strength except His to wage war against the enemy of our soul. When we seek to face Satan in the energy of the flesh he will crush us every time. We have no shield of protection except our refuge in Jesus. He is our strong fortress, and it is He alone who makes our way perfect.
In the slippery pathways of this life, it is trust in Jesus that makes us surefooted as a deer and enables us by His grace alone to stand on the mountain heights of victory in Him. I love the children’s song that reminds us: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, they are weak, but He is strong!” Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Are you trusting Him today? There is no way to have any kind of meaningful relationship with anyone, especially the Lord Jesus, without trust. Trust is the glue that holds our hand in His, keeps our heart and mind focused on Him, and enables us to share His love with others joyfully and powerfully to His honor. Trust confirms everything we read in His Word about Him is true and worthy of not only believing but seeking to emulate in our own lives and to share with others who so desperately need Him.
Trust walks in faith, speaks by faith, takes risks by faith, and lives by faith. Trust in Jesus is the anchor of our soul that ties us to eternity and liberates us to be the person of God Jesus created and died for us to become. If you don’t know Him, and by that I mean, if you haven’t placed the weight of your whole trust in Him, don’t wait another second. Tap on this link anewstory.com and discover how you can walk in newness of life in ways you never imagined you could.
Just as you trust him each second of your day to provide the air you need to live physically, trust Him each day to give you the faith you need to trust Him with your life and your future spiritually.
Food for thought.
Blessings, Ed 😊
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