Reading:Psalm 18:1-2, I will love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
As men, each of these characteristics that describe God in these verses are things that we aspire to be. We take great pride in our strength, either inwardly or outwardly. We love being a fortress for someone to run to for protection and defense. We swell with manly courage at the thought of riding in to save the day and delivering someone from the enemy. Even when I was three years old, I’ve been told that when some bigger boys were picking on my older sisters, I picked up some wood chips and told them that if they didn’t stop picking on my sisters that I would start throwing the wood chips at them. It is built into our DNA.
So, for us to feel needy, especially in these areas, it is very difficult for us. We don’t want to be delivered; we want to be the deliverer. We don’t want to have to count on someone else to be the stronghold; we want to be the stronghold. Because of this fact, we seem to constantly be in a tug of war with the fact that God is our strength, our rock, our fortress, our deliverer, our stronghold; we pull against it and then we give in. Then we find ourselves pulling against it again and then giving in. We don’t want to have to run to someone; we want to be the one that people run to. Men, it is impossible for us to be a truly effective rock, fortress, deliverer, strength and stronghold for anyone else, unless you are running to God to allow Him to be those things for you. Run to Him today!
What are some things with which you are struggling and need a rock, a fortress, a deliverer, a stronghold?
How will you trust in God today? (write next to each word something that you are giving to Him in that area today)
Strength:
Deliverer:
Shield:
Stronghold:
REVIEW
What did you turn over to God today and trust Him with it?
How did this impact your trust in Him and your ability to be those characteristics for others?
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