I Love You, Lord, My Strength
Psalms • Week 3
In Psalm 18, we hear David crying out to God from the midst of distress. Through this prayer, we can take both comfort and challenge. Comfort in knowing that we can rest in God's presence, but the challenge to continually pursue that presence throughout our lives. Adam Barnett explores Psalm 18 in week 3 of our summer-long study of the Psalms.
MESSAGE NOTES
I Love You, Lord, My Strength
Psalms • Week 3 • May 23, 2021
Teacher: Adam Barnett
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Psalm 18:4-6 NIV
The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
God is our Rock, and we can hide in Him from the storms of life.
Psalm 18:2 (The Message)
God is a bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God – the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout.
“One with God is a majority.” — William Carey.
Psalm 18:1 NIV
I love you, LORD, my strength.
Psalm 18:1 I am loving you now, and will continue to love you, LORD, my strength.
A Christian is one who seeks and finds God, yet continues to pursue Him.
We taste Thee, O Living Bread, and long to feast upon Thee still; We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, and thirst our souls for Thee to fill. — St. Bernard
- The love of feeling.
- The love of willing.
"The will is the automatic pilot that keeps the soul on course." — A.W. Tozer
Psalm 18:4-6 NIV
The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.