The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever. Psalm 28:8-9 – As we begin this psalm, the nature of David’s words are more of the crying out for help type rather than the praising that we see in the later part of the psalm. He is in trouble and his voice is being lifted to the Lord asking for help. He refuses to be counted among the wicked and to face the same end as they will, but he knows that if the Lord doesn’t move in his life, he’ll experience the same end as the wicked he longed to be far from. Thankfully we see the Lord hear and respond to David’s plea, and at the end of the psalm David proclaims a beautiful truth that the people of God need to latch onto. The Lord is the strength of His people, and the Lord is the saving refuge. Note that not only does the Lord provide things like strength and refuge, but He IS both things for His people. He is the Shepherd that saves, blesses, and carries His people forever. Why this truth is something believers today need to latch onto is because often our prayers can be a long list of requests from the Lord. “Lord please give me ____,” or, “God, I really need you to bring ____ into my life.” While such requests aren’t wrong, let us remember it’s the Lord we need, for He IS what we need. He is the love, refuge, help, and strength we need right now. He is the shepherd, protector, and Father we need right now. Let our prayers then reflect our understanding of this truth, that over and above all other requests, we simply ask for more of the Lord in our life. For when we have Him in our life, we have everything we need. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2983
Question To Ponder: What does it mean that God IS the strength and refuge for His people?
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