THE ROCK OF MY SALVATION
Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 22
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The fortress of Masada stands high above the Jordan Valley floor. It was here that Herod built his highly protected palace to which he could escape. Later it was used by Jewish freedom fighters who, for a couple of years, resisted a Roman siege. It was in this area where David hid from those who sought to destroy him. He may have had this scene in mind as he sang, “The Lord is my Rock.”
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Key Verse: 2 Samuel 22:2
And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer…”
PRAYER FOR TODAY:
Lord Jesus, I run into Your loving arms. You are my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer. Keep me, I pray, from foolish human pride which would make me think, even for a moment, that I can go it alone. In Your strong Name, Jesus, I ask for Your grace 24/7, Amen!
100 PERSONAL WORDS:
David burst into song when he realized all God had done for him. I’ve done the same just now. As I sing “Rock of Ages, cleft for me; let me hide myself in Thee,” I think of my dear friend, George Beverly Shea, who, at the age of 104, went into the immediate presence of his Rock, his Fortress and his Deliverer, the Lord Jesus. George, or Bev, as he became known, was raised in Canada’s capital region and was a graduate of Annesley College in Ottawa, where my parents served. As Billy Graham’s soloist, he has probably sung to more people in person than anyone else (click here to hear him sing about the “Rock of Ages”). I can never read 2 Samuel 22 without also singing a children’s song, the words taken from this Scripture, and the music composed by my son-in-law, Bruce Stacey. My great-grandchildren began singing this when they were two years old. Click here for the God Rocks team with “The Lord is my Rock,” sung by my granddaughter, Sheryl Neilson.
Yours, singing for joy at the knowledge that “He is my Rock,”
David
Indeed, Lord God, You are our rock and our salvation, our Protector and our strength, iour fortress and our deliverer, our future and our hope. We sing the priases of Your name. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God almighty Wishing all saints a blessed day. Amen.
“… kept by the power of God…”–that is the only safety. 1 Peter 1:5 ESV
Jesus You Are My Healer – Don Moen – lyrics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFjbCA4RLJY
Amen
Amen Beverlee!
We truly are kept by the power of our Lord God,
Jesus Christ. Praise His Holy Name, Amen.
Thank You, Lord, for being our strength. In Jesus’s great name, amen
Amen
Amen! Beverlee and Rob.
David made mistakes but he was sincerely sorry and God forgave him and he felt “clean”. Father God called him “a man after My Own Heart”! Such a blessing David felt. (3 of my sons have “David” in their name & now my newest great grandson is named “David”. (I haven’t seen this little guy yet because of COVID). Wonderful worship song, Beverlee. Thanks. Blessings all.
Amen
…1Peter 1:5…Kept by the power of God!
Such a beautiful verse, Thank you for posting it, it just resonates in my spirit and I pray it over my entire family today and over all of my blog friends reading today!
Yes truly, God is our Rock, Our Salvation and our Deliverer!