When I am weak, the Lord is my strength and I become strong in Him

Psalm 18 is a song, sung by David, when the Lord delivered him from his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

David is self-described as “a servant of the Lord.” A servant yields to his Master. That’s how David sees himself in light of God’s presence within his weary soul.

When the enemies of my soul seek to destroy me, from the inside out, He comes in and rescues me. When I look to the Lord, everything He promises in His word becomes mine, as He swoops in to rescue my soul from anxieties and distress , caused by worry, fear, physical and emotional pains of life; the common, ordinary struggles that plague every human, from time to time.

The common, ordinary stuff of life, takes on a life of its own, or so it seems. Life without God tends to make mountains out of mole hills, so to speak.

When we attempt to tackle the struggles and storms of life on our own, we become worn out, broken down and zapped of strength and vigor, and our faith takes a hit. When we retreat to our prayer closet, we find:

Our Strength, our Rock and Fortress, our Deliverer.

Then the Lord steps in. We are reminded that He is there. He becomes our strength to lift us up, our shield of faith to help us in our unbelief, in the midst of the unbearable. He becomes our horn of salvation, declaring to every enemy that has set themselves against us, that we (you) belong to Him. He is our Savior and Deliverer. We belong to Him.

As we come to trust in Him once again, he becomes our stronghold, that fortress,that place of safety, and in His strength, he enables us to rise above these attacks from the enemy, seeking to kill, steel and destroy everything God is doing and building within.

Satan can’t attack us on the inside, in the depths of our soul. But he can use the common, every day struggles, storms and trials of life to upend us. Our feelings and emotions can play with our hearts and attempt to invade our head space. When we give into our negative thoughts and emotions and give them space in our heads, that’s when that tricky deceiver , the devil, gets the upper hand in our personal lives. He uses this world around us on the outside, to influence us on the inside, and to hide or darken the Kingdom of God within each of us, at the core of our being.

When the Father, Son and Holy Spirit…the triune God, are given authority by you, the Shepherd and Overseer of our souls, chases those wolves and predators away. Jesus, our Savior and Deliverer, sets us free. They have no authority in you or over you, and His truth sets you free, and you can see the path before you, as His light is burning bright within your soul again. That’s the Holy Spirit; the light burning bright within you. Yield to His presence and surrender your heart, mind, soul and strength to Him. Jesus will life you up!



Psalms 18:1-17 NKJV
[1] I will love You, O Lord, my strength.

[2] 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.

[3] I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

[4] The pangs of death surrounded me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. [5] The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. [6] In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears. [7] Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of the hills also quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. [8] Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. [9] He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. [10] And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind. [11] He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies. [12] From the brightness before Him, His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire. [13] The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice, Hailstones and coals of fire. [14] He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe, Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them. [15] Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At Your rebuke, O Lord, At the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. [16] He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [17] He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.

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