Praise Focus-Knowing God as My Stronghold

JOHN SHIRK – Today’s Praise Focus comes from Psalm 18, verses 1 and 2.

“I love you, LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”

David wrote this Psalm after the LORD delivered him from the hand of his enemies. He said in verse 3, “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.”

There is something refreshing about freely expressing our love for God in a personal way. Followers of Jesus can identify spiritually with what David experienced physically. The devil seeks to steal, kill, and destroy us. He is our adversary. But Jesus has appeared as our Advocate to defend our cause. Because we have trusted in Him for salvation, He is qualified to save us from our enemies and give us ultimate victory over sin, death, and the schemes of the devil. We can find our security in His saving grace.

Knowing God as our Source of Strength is a reason to praise God in the Year of Focus.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com