The Lord Is My Rock

I love you, Lord, my strength.

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.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

Psalm 18:1-3

The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

Psalm 18:46

We each have things we cherish. Our parents, our grand-parents. Each of them has something they can share with us. They recall the difficult times. They recall the Great Depressions, World War II…They remember hardships, things like having an outhouse…They remember the blizzards.

Difficult times may help nourish faith and strengthen personal bonds. Faith boils down to a matter of trust. If we stand on a rock of solid trust in God, the worst of circumstances will not destroy that relationship.

Solid-rock faith allows us to believe that despite the chaos of the present moment, God does reign. Regardless of how worthless we feel, we truly matter to a God of love. No pain lasts forever, and no evil triumphs in the end.

Solid rock faith sees even the darkest deed of all history, the death of God’s Son, as a necessary prelude to the brightest moment in all history – His resurrection and triumph over death.

Christ, the Rock, is our sure hope.

Our Daily Bread – April 6, 2015