May 26, 2014 - Monday

Start Time: 6:46 A.M.

End Time: 7:36 A.M.

Title: David’s Song of Praise

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:1 – 51

God’s Message / God’s Promise / God’s Commands:

→ David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield^[a] and the horn^[b] of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent people you save me. “I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. The waves of death swirled about 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 called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears. The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens^[c] shook; they trembled because he was angry. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared^[d] on the wings of the wind. He made darkness his canopy around him—the dark^[e] rain clouds of the sky. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils. “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.  He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.

NOTES:

Ø God is our Rock and our fortress!  In times of defeat, when things seem to be our end, God finds ways to deliver and save us from hopeless situations!  Nothing is impossible to God and He can save us in the nick of time.  We can absolutely depend and lean on to Him for He is sure to provide us refuge and safety from violence and war.  One Call He comes and save us.  One prayer, He takes action to save us; One cry, He moves to keep us safe and delivered from our enemies!  This is who are God is and He is still the same yesterday, today and even tomorrow!  God is our Rock and fortress, whom shall we fear!  God is on our side, whom shall we be afraid of?  We are standing in the presence of our King where pure safety is set, where refuge is strong and unbroken.  We can trust in God and in Him alone!

Ø God comes to help and save us no matter what! God will come to save us no matter what, no matter what He is doing, or where He is, He will know our situation and He will deliver us when we are confronted with our enemy.  He will support us and He always has our backs.  He will come to rescue us when we are drowning from the hands of our enemies.  He will lift us up and give us life to ensure that our enemy could not take what is His.  Hallelujah!  Only God can give and take away!

→ “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I am not guilty of turning from my God. All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness^[f] in his sight.  “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light. With your help I can advance against a troop^[g]; with my God I can scale a wall.

NOTES:

Ø God has dealt with us with His grace!  We are unrighteous and we are sinners yet He dealt with us thru the sacrifice and love of His Son Jesus Christ.  God is just and also does justice to our actions.  He will deal with our hands whether clean or unclean but in the end, His grace has covered us with the actions of His Son.  So He deals with us thru the righteousness of His son.  He rewards us thru the righteousness of Jesus, He is faithful to us because Jesus is faithful.  He is blameless to us because of Jesus is blameless.  He is pure because Jesus is.  However for those who have rejected Jesus, God deals with them according to their own righteousness and stature, which will be unable to sustain them.  Thank You Jesus for Your love and grace that allows me to be righteous and blameless in the eyes of our Father!  Praise Jesus!

→ “As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You make your saving help my shield; your help has made^[i] me great. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.  “I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets. “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me, foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me. They all lose heart; they come trembling^[j] from their strongholds.

NOTES:

Ø It is God who gives us the strength to win against our enemy!  The Lord is the source of power and strength and when HE comes to help us, HE gives us the strength we need to battle and win against the fight we have on our enemies.  He allows us to pursue our enemies with His strength and crush them.  Not only that, He also makes sure that our enemies see the power and His glory on us that will drive them running away from us.  Hallelujah!

→ “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me. Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name. “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

NOTES:

Ø God deserves all praises and worship!  Only God deserves our praise and worship!  He alone is worthy of our lips praises.  He is the one who comes to rescue and free us from our bondage, He alone is our deliverer and savior!  So Yes, He deserves all our worship…our hands lifted up and our feet dancing in praise with a grateful heart.  Let everything in us and every part of our bodies praise and lift His Name forever!

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, glorious King, wonderful Father, Amazing God and the Prince of peace.  Thank You for You have always delivered me from all my worse.  Thank You because You saved me again and again, every time I am crush and defeated.  The moment I call upon You, You come running to set me free.  Thank You Jesus for You are my rock and my fortress and no one can win against me because You are my shield.  Thank You Jesus because You step in every time I am weak and I fail.  You take hold of my battles and fight to win for me.  Thank You because You give me the strength to continue and to drive my enemies away from me.  Thank You because You do not only save me but equip me for my battles and ultimately, give me the victory.  Thank You Jesus, my lips, my hands, my feet, my body, my heart, my mind, and my spirit, will praise and worship You alone.  I declare thanksgiving and praise for Your goodness and love that endures forever in me. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!