Strengthened By the Rock

Bible Verse:
Incline Thine ear to me, rescue me quickly; be Thou to me a rock of strength, a stronghold to save me. Ps 31:2

My thought for today is the source of our strength provides a telltale sign of what we deem important in life. Confidence is gained through repetition. The more we do something the more assured that we are that we can repeat the activity. We all learned how to ride a bike in this manner. Though we may have fallen off many times, because we were motivated to learn how to ride we bounced right back up and get back on the bike and tried to ride some more.

Often we go through life with that same attitude. We try, fail and try again. We build up our assurance that we can do things by simply doing them over and over again. The challenge that we face though is we fail to recognize the source of our strength and it is not personal strength but rather a gift from God.

When catastrophe befalls us, when we are at our wits end with life having tried and tried and still have failed, we sometimes turn to God and ask for help. When He response and we see His hand upon our lives our faith increases. We gain confidence that God hears and God responds to our cry for help. We learn to turn to Him and rely upon Him.

Faith is something that needs to be continually exercised. Our walk of faith is something that we must do moment by moment not just when we are in need. As an occasional activity we may mistake God’s actions for something that we ourselves have done, failing to recognize that all good things come from God and are a blessing of His grace, which is showered upon us.

David in today’s scripture stood upon the rock of God’s strength. David was a witness to the blessings of God. David knew that He was saved by grace and not by his own strength. David learned this lesson by walking by faith and not by sight in the love of god.

Where are you in the lesson of life’s journey? Are you walking by faith, trusting God for even the little things of life? Do you see yourself as being a source of strength or have you found the Rock of your salvation? Life is about learning and understanding. We gain confidence through doing and when we walk by faith we equip ourselves to enduring even the greatest of challenges. Stand upon the Rock of your salvation and be comforted.

Bob