When God is the strength of your life, when the Lord Almighty is your stronghold, you also are in a strong place of protection. Why? Because you would be in a strong place of protection. But if you were in an underground, concrete bomb shelter, then you would have nothing to worry about. It is a word that speaks of God’s ability to save and deliver from harm.ĭavid says, “The Lord is my light and my salvation - whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life - of whom shall I be afraid?” If you were in the midst of a hurricane, and you were in a small mobile trailer, then you might have cause for concern. The word for salvation here is “yeshua,” the Hebrew name for Jesus. In the Bible light can stand for life, God’s blessing, or God’s favor. Notice his personal relationship with God: “my light, my salvation.” Is the Lord your light, your salvation? Do you know God in this intimate way? Light is that which dispels the darkness. David begins by saying, “The Lord is my light and my salvation.” He claims God as his own. Remember that the Lord is your strength (1) Praying in times of crisis (verses 1-3)Ī. So, let’s look at this Psalm together and see what we can learn from David about praying for your life. In the Psalm before us we find a prayer of absolute trust and confidence in the midst of trial. Their prayers are more cries of panic than anything else, very different from the attitude in prayer David models for us here in this Psalm. But more importantly, how do you pray during a crisis? Many people are not prepared to pray in a crisis, especially if that is the only time that they pray. Where do you go when life hits you with a crisis? Where do you turn when the going gets tough? Do you go to God? Do you pray in those situations? I hope so. No matter what the situation, it was clearly a time of incredible crisis and stress, and David finds himself praying for his life. Charles Spurgeon guesses it may have been when David was on the run from King Saul – pursued by enemies, shut out from the house of the Lord, separated from his parents, slandered by false witnesses – it all seems to fit.
We are not sure of the exact historical situation. Well, David in this Psalm is praying for his life.
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As the wind knocked out the windows and ripped up sections of the roof, and as water poured into the house and gathered at our feet, we really didn’t know if we were going to live or die. INTRODUCTION: Have you ever been in a situation where you were literally praying for your life? I remember when Rose, Ramón and I went through Hurricane Andrew back in 1992. Click here for more messages from the book of Psalms.Ĭlick here to return to the Sermons page.
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