August 03, 2010
The end of II Samuel 21 recounts several other battles between David and the Israelites and the Philistines. In man's eyes the odds were stacked against David every time, but it wasn't "man" that David depended on; it was God. That is who we depend on. No matter the size of the enemy, no matter who the enemy, God is more powerful! Psalm 62:1-2 - "I find rest in God; only He can save me. He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender; I will not be defeated." Psalm 62:5-6 - "I find rest in God; only He gives me hope. He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender; I will not be defeated. (Verses my husband and I quote while walking and praying about "the storm.")
II Samuel 22 is David's song he sang to the LORD when he was saved from Saul and his other enemies. I have the entire chapter highlighted. For years now we have prayed Psalm 150, Psalm 140, Psalm 1, Psalm 62:1–2; 5–6. Phrases and words from the Psalms we have prayed are found through out David's song of praise to the LORD for the victory He gave. Psalm 8 - "Who is man?" Psalm 121 - "Where does my help come from?" My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. I will keep my eyes on who is in control and not the circumstances we are in. I will choose to believe the promises He/Jane (Her Name Was Jane) gave us. We will continue to trust Him for His sustaining grace and for His continued protection. Blessed be the name of the LORD!
The end of II Samuel 21 recounts several other battles between David and the Israelites and the Philistines. In man's eyes the odds were stacked against David every time, but it wasn't "man" that David depended on; it was God. That is who we depend on. No matter the size of the enemy, no matter who the enemy, God is more powerful! Psalm 62:1-2 - "I find rest in God; only He can save me. He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender; I will not be defeated." Psalm 62:5-6 - "I find rest in God; only He gives me hope. He is my rock and my salvation. He is my defender; I will not be defeated. (Verses my husband and I quote while walking and praying about "the storm.")
II Samuel 22 is David's song he sang to the LORD when he was saved from Saul and his other enemies. I have the entire chapter highlighted. For years now we have prayed Psalm 150, Psalm 140, Psalm 1, Psalm 62:1–2; 5–6. Phrases and words from the Psalms we have prayed are found through out David's song of praise to the LORD for the victory He gave. Psalm 8 - "Who is man?" Psalm 121 - "Where does my help come from?" My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. I will keep my eyes on who is in control and not the circumstances we are in. I will choose to believe the promises He/Jane (Her Name Was Jane) gave us. We will continue to trust Him for His sustaining grace and for His continued protection. Blessed be the name of the LORD!
PSALM 121
I look up to the hills,
but where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
who made heaven and earth.
He will not let you be defeated.
He who guards you never sleeps.
He who guards Israel
never rests or sleeps.
The LORD guards you.
The LORD is the shade that protects you from the sun.
The sun cannot hurt you during the day,
and the moon cannot hurt you at night.
The LORD will protect you for all dangers;
he will guard you life.
The LORD will guard you as you come and go
both now and forever more.
PSALM 8 - "Oh Lord, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set you glory above the heavens. From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and avenger. When I consider you heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him? You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings, and crowned him will glory and honor. You made him ruler over the works of you hands; you put everything under his feet: all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the sea. O Lord, our LORD, how majestic is your name in all the earth."
II Samuel 23:1-7 - David's last words.
The Lord's Spirit spoke through me
and his word was on my tongue.
The God of Israel spoke,
and the Rock of Israel said to me:
Whoever rules fairly over people
who rules with respect for God,
Is like the morning light at dawn,
like a morning with out clouds.
He is like sunshine after a rain
that makes the grass sprout from the ground.
This is how God has cared for my family.
God made a lasting agreement with me,
right and sure in every way.
He will accomplish my salvation
and satisfy all my desires.
But all evil people will be thrown away like thorns
that cannot be held in a hand.
No one can touch them
except with a tool of iron or wood.
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