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My rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
These were the words David penned about God after he looked over the history of his relationship. There’s no doubt that the words of Scripture speak to this truth. However, there is something to be said about personal experiences and how God validates his promises to us even in our messed up circumstances.
Many times as Christians, we find ourselves repeating the same phrases over and over again to each other within the church. This is a great thing if it comes from the heart, but if it’s just what we say because we’re in church, it’s nothing more than a mask we put on. David wasn’t wearing a mask when he penned these words about God.
David was able to think back to when he was a boy and God led him to victory over the mighty Goliath. He was able to gain encouragement by God’s faithfulness during Saul’s reign and pursuit of him. He was able to be strengthened by God’s grace when he thought back to the horrendous decisions he’d made both in his own life as well as with his people. He was able to find wisdom and counsel in the laws that God had written on his heart time and time again, through all circumstances.
God truly was David’s rock, his fortress, and his deliverer. He was a rock for David in his rise to become king. He was a fortress for David when enemies were pursuing him. He was David’s deliverer when he chose to be disobedient and cause all kinds of grief.
Can you, in thinking over your life, say this about God today? The only way David was able to say this is because he had an amazing faith journey with the Lord. If we never step out of what’s comfortable, we will never see the amazing journey God has for us.