The Lord Is My Rock

Life can knock us around sometimes.  There will be times of trouble and trials.  There will even be testing of our faith.  Our faith must be firmly planted upon a solid foundation if we ever hope to survived life's storms.  Our faith must be in the True Living God of the Bible.  The Lord loves us so very much that He sent Jesus Christ to come to earth and live a perfect sinless life.  Jesus went obediently to the cross and shed His blood for our sins past, present, and future.  Our hope rests in Christ alone. 

Life's storms come against all of us at one time or another.  Those tough times can hurt.  They can even scare us.  We must remind ourselves where we stand in the Lord.  If we are trusting in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior then we have nothing, I say again, absolutely nothing to fear.  The Lord promises to always be with us and never to forsake us.  He walks with us through all of life's up and down moments.  He is with us in times of joy and He is with us during those difficult moments of deep sorrow. 

We must stand upon the Rock in order to weather life's storms.  The Lord is our Rock.  He is our firm foundation.  There is nowhere else we can turn to find comfort and strength through all of life's difficulties.  Our God can not be moved.  When our faith is in Him we can rest in Him.  The Lord is God and there is no other God.  There is only the Lord.  He is the Creator of all things.  He is the One who spoke everything into existence. 

Whom shall we fear?  We don't have to fear anyone not even the devil.  The Lord will protect us and He will lead us.  He will help us in our times of need. 

Sometimes our faith seems so small and sometimes our faith fails during trials.  The Lord will never fail us for He is faithful, always.  We can trust Him.  He forgives us when we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ.  He knows how hard things can get down here on earth.  He wants us to grow in our faith in Him.  Sometimes my faith fails I am sad to say, but the Lord always come through and brings me back, thankfully.   He is always willing to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (I John 1:9).

The Lord is not waiting to beat us with a stick when we fail Him.  He waits patiently for us to turn to Him and He wants us to trust Him,  Sometimes that can be hard especially when things seem so dark and so very hopeless.  The Lord wants us to walk by faith in Him and not by sight.

I am reminded of what Psalm 18  
(http://www.biblestudytools.com/psalms/18.html)  says in verse 2 which says,

"The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.

He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."

The Lord is Mighty and all powerful.  He is our firm foundation.  He is always with us and remember that He loves you more than you and I truly realize.  He is an Awesome God and He alone is worthy of all of our worship and praise.

We can trust Him.  He is trustworthy.  We have nothing to fear for the Lord is always near. 

Let us stand firm upon the Lord.

Lord,
Forgive us when we allow fear to cloud our faith in You.
You are Holy and Just in Your Judgements.
You are our Rock.
Help us to stand firm in our faith in You.
Bless us now O Lord.
In Jesus name,
Amen.