verseoftheday

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:3 NIV Today; Consider the One who is "worthy of praise". Sometimes we water God down, reduce Him to something or someone more manageable, more malleable, someone who does what we want, when we want it done. Someone who will help me get X. Whatever X is, is where our hearts have rested, placed our faith in...but we can't stop there, because whatever X is for you cannot hold the weight of our faith... only the Living God can, so push on, push through the tangled web of loves that makes up our hearts and seek the One who is "worthy of praise". There is only One He is alive He is on the move He is worthy And He loves Seek Him today. #sunday #worship #thisisourGod #worthy #worthyofpraise

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. Psalm 18:2 NIV This song continues and in the middle of this verse is; "In whom I take refuge" There's the "in whom" part - put your trust in the Living God, revealed in His Word, and in The Word - Jesus It's the action here that's important today... "...I take refuge" This is not a sitting around, sitting back thing but a choosing, an action, a step. Today I'm going to choose to take refuge in God I'm going to choose to stand on the Rock of his salvation I'm going to go to the fortress of His love for me And there I will look for my deliverer. There are lots of things I could look to today, but I'm going to choose my place of refuge in the God who saves. #psalms #psalm18 #refuge #choose

I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; Psalm 18:1-2 NIV David was a King. He had power, wealth, authority, yet...even he needed a deliverer. So often we think that we can deliver ourselves, save ourselves. We have tremendous resources of intelligence, tenacity, compassion...we can solve what seem insurmountable problems, achieve what seems to be impossible But When we are faced with a holy God Eternity Creation Sin We know that we need a deliverer. The Bible is full of stories of deliverance coming through one person... And we have that one person. A saviour Who not just made a way, but became the way. And why? Because He Loves You And me What a crazy story! God with us For us Adopting us...all we need to do is Believe! #psalms #psalm18 #perspective #safe #deliverer #believe #faith #hope #love

I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; Psalm 18:1-2 NIV When do you need a fortress? Well, you don't need it in peace. You need it in trouble. Who is the enemy? So often my enemy is the thoughts that I allow to stay in my mind. Maybe today as those thoughts arrive and circulate, those things that are not true, not from God, I'll choose to say like David; The Lord is my rock The Lord is my fortress The Lord is my deliverer That I will stand secure in the battle, in the fortress that is my God.  Are you facing a battle? What, or who is your fortress? Where are you looking for protection? David chose our God. Choose Him today Choose to say like David; The Lord is my rock The Lord is my fortress That I will stand secure in the battle, in the fortress that is my God. #perspective #psalms #psalm18 #safe

I love you, Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; Psalm 18:1-2 NIV A rock is a high place, a place of safety, a place of perspective. Why do we need a place of safety? Because we're in a battle. Why do we need a different perspective? Sometimes we're so buried in activity, in doing, in life, in the battle, that we lose sight of the bigger picture. We lose sight of God's Big Story Creation Redemption Restoration He says take a breather, come up to this high place, this rock that is Me, and regain perspective. Remember who I AM That I AM with you Take another look at the battle from up here - it's already won! That's where your hope rests. The battle is on. We're in it But it's already won. #perspective #psalms #psalm18 #hope

I love you, Lord, my strength. Psalm 18:1NIV David has been rescued. God has been at work in his life, and the first thing he says is not about his situation, it's not about success, it's not even thankfulness...it's simply worship I love you Lord And then very simply how God has impacted his life; My strength. If this was your Psalm today, what would that word be? What word would you write? My strength My hope My desire My destination My direction What is it you need most from Him today? Are most grateful for today? My courage My armour My deliverer My help Simply tell Him today: I love you Lord My __________ #psalms #psalm18 #simple

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.  He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.  They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.  He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. Psalm 18:16-19 NIV In all this talk of enemies, feeling overwhelmed, disaster and trouble, there are these five words Because He Delighted In Me This is the "why" of God. We are the object of His love. Hard to figure that out, hard to acknowledge or accept sometimes...but there it is. He, Yahweh, delights in us. Someone who you delight in is someone you connect with, brings joy and goodness into your life, someone who makes you smile :) And that, should make you and me smile today :) #dearlyloved #childofGod #psalms #psalm18 #smile

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; Psalm 18:16-19 NIV You can almost feel the relief... he brought me out - I've been stuck with this problem/ issue/ person/ thinking and it's like the doors have been opened and he steps out into fresh air From constraint, locked in, held back, where  there are no options, where the  air is stale, there is no light...to a spacious place... From bound, to free. It's not clear what God did. It's not clear that his circumstances changed. But his view of them did. His eyes were saw the far horizon of God's story, and he knew that no matter what, God was with him... #with #breathe #heismysupport #thefarhorizon #psalms #psalm18

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. Psalm 18:16-18 NIV The enemy. Not sure what or who your enemy is today, but David's was big. Powerful. Foes Too strong for me Confronting Bringing disaster No wonder he felt overwhelmed. Too strong for me. That's quite an admission, one that I don't like to make. Surely I'm awesome enough, powerful enough, can do anything if I just focus or meditate or will it to be, imagine it, and defeat anything... David here says "I can't do this on my own, my enemy is too much for me" "But the Lord was my support" He found the answer was who was with him. Yahweh. The creator. The one who reaches down David says lean into Him, walk with Him in the valley. #heismyrescuer #heismysupport #with #thewayoutisth...