14 But
I trust in you, O Lord;
I say, “You
are my God.”
15 My times
are in your hand;
rescue me
from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
16 Make
your face shine on your servant;
save me in
your steadfast love!
17 O Lord, let
me not be put to shame,
for I call
upon you;
let the
wicked be put to shame;
let them
go silently to Sheol.
18 Let
the lying lips be mute,
which speak insolently
against the righteous
in pride
and contempt.
19 Oh,
how abundant is your goodness,
which you
have stored up for those who fear you
and worked
for those who take refuge in you,
in the
sight of the children of mankind!
As David
continues this description of his journey of trust in the midst of difficulties,
we see the thoughts that enflamed his trust in his Lord.
David had
resolved to trust in his Lord. David had a personal relationship with his God.
David knew that God was in sovereign control of every day of his life. He knew
that he was perfectly loved by the Lord. He knew that His Lord was abundantly
good. He knew that it was wise to take refuge in the Lord.
What an
amazing list! As we stop and think about our God, these are the thoughts that
should enter our minds when we are going through difficult circumstances and we
are feeling the weight of the world’s evil.
We should
always concentrate on the character of God and His relationship with us, when
our minds want to prevent us from an eternal perspective.
God is our God!
John
17:9-17
I am praying for them. I am not praying for the
world but for those whom you have given me, for they are
yours. 10 All mine are yours, and yours are mine, and I am
glorified in them. 11 And I am no longer in the world, but they
are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in
your name, which you have given me that they may be one, even as we are
one. 12 While I was with them, I kept them in your name, which you
have given me. I have guarded them, and not one of them has been lost
except the son of destruction, that the Scripture might be
fulfilled. 13 But now I am coming to you, and these things I
speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in
themselves. 14 I have given them your word, and the world has
hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the
world. 15 I do not ask
that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them
from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am
not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth; your word
is truth.
John 17:20-21
“I do
not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me
through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you,
Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that
the world may believe that you have sent me.
Jesus
prayed for our protection, and God always answers the prayers of His beloved
Son. Our protection comes through the Word of God. We must allow it to saturate
our mind.
God is sovereign over our lives
Romans
8:28-30
And we know
that for those who love God all things work together for
good, for those who are called according to his
purpose. 29 For those whom he foreknew he
also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order
that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.30 And those whom
he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified,
and those whom he justified he also glorified.
This
scripture assures us that God is in total control of our lives. His calling is
sure and our end is secure. We will be glorified!
God loves us perfectly
John
10:7-11
So Jesus
again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the
sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he
will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The
thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 I
am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
We should
never lose sight of the fact that our God has given His life for us so that we
could have abundant life. We are loved by the Good Shepherd!
The Lord is good to us
Psalm 100:5
For
the Lord is good;
his
steadfast love endures forever,
and
his faithfulness to all generations.
God has
always been good and He will never cease to be good. There is no evil in God;
He always has our good in mind!
Our God is worthy to be trusted
John 14:1-3
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe
in God; believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many
rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a
place for you? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come
again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be
also.
God is
preparing a place for us, He has our eternal destiny in His hands!
Dear
friends, as David endured the difficulties of his life, his thoughts were on
what he knew to be true about God. And there, he put his trust and rest. May we
do the same, as we deal with real problems and real enemies every day!
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