{"id":2894,"date":"2021-10-12T10:18:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2894"},"modified":"2021-10-12T10:18:40","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T18:18:40","slug":"devotion-psalm-18-rock-fortress-savior-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/?p=2894","title":{"rendered":"Devotion Psalm 18 Rock, Fortress, Savior, God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Psalm 18:1-3\u00a0<\/b>–\u00a0<\/sup><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup><\/b><\/span>\u201cI love You,\u00a0Lord,\u00a0my strength.\u201d 2\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0my Rock and\u00a0my Fortress and my\u00a0Savior, My God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; My\u00a0shield and the\u00a0Horn of my salvation, my\u00a0Stronghold. 3\u00a0I call upon the\u00a0Lord, who is\u00a0worthy to be praised, and I am\u00a0saved from my enemies.<\/i>\u00a0 The Lord is my strength in times of trouble and times of rest.\u00a0 As the mighty fire encircles me, as the beasts are about seize me, He is my strength.\u00a0 I will not fear.\u00a0 He has guarded me and let me walk in His peace in times without threats and in times without threats. Is He not the same God at both times?\u00a0 He is no less my guardian when fearful things surround me than when I am surrounded by love.\u00a0 Who shall I fear?\u00a0 What shall I fear?\u00a0 The Lord is my strength I will not fear and I will not worry.\u00a0 I accept the good with the bad.\u00a0 I have not mourned the blessings God has given me and neither shall I lament the trials and tribulations that come upon me. He is beyond reproach, beyond doubt and beyond criticism.\u00a0 I will not doubt Him and I will not disrespect Him. He is my God and has proven Himself to me.\u00a0 He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0 He is my Lord, my Savior and my God.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0In my\u00a0distress I called upon the\u00a0Lord, And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice\u00a0from His temple, And my\u00a0cry for help before Him came into His ears.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0When the shout of trouble fills my ears and stands close enough to smell its foul breath, I will not fear because closer and louder is the sure love of my God.\u00a0\u00a0Because He loves me He hears me and protects me.\u00a0\u00a0He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0\u00a0He is my Lord, my Savior and my God.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Then the\u00a0earth shook and quaked; And the\u00a0foundations of the mountains were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Fierce is the Lord in the protection of those who love Him.\u00a0\u00a0Knowing that, there is nothing that can befall me that I will not see in it the love of God.\u00a0\u00a0It is not the circumstances I look for evidence of Him, but I look to what He has shown me in His Word and by His Spirit.\u00a0\u00a0In all circumstances I see the love of the Lord. He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0\u00a0He is my Lord, my Savior and my God.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:16-17<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He\u00a0sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of\u00a0many waters. 17\u00a0He\u00a0saved me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were\u00a0too mighty for me.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0From every evil He is able to save me.\u00a0\u00a0From every confusion, from any fear, and from all foes it is He that is with me always. He is the Mighty One.\u00a0\u00a0With His hand He protects me as He blows away enemies with His breath.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0Mighty and able is our God.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Psalm 18:20<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The\u00a0<\/i><\/span>Lord<\/i><\/span>\u00a0has\u00a0rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the\u00a0cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.<\/i>\u00a0The Lord has given me His righteousness in trade for my unrighteousness.\u00a0\u00a0He has taken my righteousness upon Himself and declared me free.\u00a0\u00a0So the beauty that belongs to His Son is upon me and therefore His love rests endlessly upon me.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0\u00a0He is the Lord my God my Savior.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:46<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The\u00a0<\/i><\/span>Lord<\/i><\/span>\u00a0lives, and blessed be\u00a0my rock; And exalted be\u00a0the God of my salvation.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0He is the Ancient of days, who has ruled, does rule and will always rule.\u00a0\u00a0He is the unmovable Rock who stops the evil winds from reaching me. The side of my Rock that faces out faces the lashing, the cold, and the fire.\u00a0\u00a0The side that I reside in is calm, peaceful and does not hear the noise from the world.\u00a0<\/span>He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0\u00a0He stands before me and protects me at all times.<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:49<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Therefore I will\u00a0give thanks to You among the nations,\u00a0Lord, And I will\u00a0sing praises to Your name.<\/i>\u00a0\u00a0Proudly will I share the Gospel of my Savior and Lord!\u00a0\u00a0With great humility I will sing His praises before all.\u00a0\u00a0Never will He be an offense to me but always the one thing about me that brings satisfaction, joy and peace.\u00a0\u00a0Whom or what will I fear?\u00a0\u00a0Who or what can take His place?\u00a0\u00a0The answer to both question is none and nothing. He is my strength, my everything.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0my Rock and\u00a0my Fortress and my\u00a0Savior, My God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge.\u201d<\/i>\u00a0And all my days I will thank and praise Him.\u00a0\u00a0Glory to God!\u00a0\u00a0Praise Him!<\/p>\n

Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will Hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has\u00a0shown you, Oh man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; and what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of you, but\u00a0to do justly, to love\u00a0mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.<\/i><\/p>\n

Numbers 6:24-26<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0bless you and keep you; 25\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0turn His face\u00a0toward you and give you peace.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Psalm 18:1-3\u00a0–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cI love You,\u00a0Lord,\u00a0my strength.\u201d 2\u00a0The\u00a0Lord\u00a0is\u00a0my Rock and\u00a0my Fortress and my\u00a0Savior, My God, my Rock, in whom I take refuge; My\u00a0shield and the\u00a0Horn of my salvation, my\u00a0Stronghold. 3\u00a0I call upon the\u00a0Lord, who is\u00a0worthy to be praised, and I am\u00a0saved from my enemies.\u00a0 The Lord is my strength in times of trouble and times of rest.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1192],"tags":[94,1874,17],"class_list":["post-2894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotion","tag-micah","tag-numbers","tag-psalm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2895,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2894\/revisions\/2895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.Bob4God.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}