He is our Rock, Refuge and Redeemer!

It is an important thing to know who we can trust with our lives. We need to know who our rock will be when hard times come. Who will we fall on when our world is shaking? Who will we lean on when we are weak and weary? Who will catch us when we fall? Jesus! 

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalms 18:2 (NKJV) 

What peace we can have in our hearts knowing, that whatever we go through Christ is there. He is forever faithful. He is constant. He is our help. He is our fortress. He is our strength. He is our salvation and He is our rock!!!

The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him. 

Psalms 28:7 (NKJV)

We can trust in Him. He is reliable, He is for us, He is without flaw. He will never leave us or forsake us. Before you put your trust in any human, it should be in Jesus first. This is because He is qualified more than anyone else. 

He knows the future before it happens and He is prepared to help and guide us through it. 

In my own personal life I have gone through trials. Living as a Christian doesn't mean life will be without heartache or pain. It's not like we get a special pass that won't allow struggles and heartache to happen to us. That's just not practical. (Even though that would be quite wonderful, right?) I believe God allows us to go through things in life to give us a chance to grow closer to Him, it's His way of showing us that we truly aren't ok without Him!

One thing that is true is this: when I went through storms He was there! I called upon His holy name when I didn't  know what to do; He helped me. I knew where to go. I fell on Him, and even though I didn't know what the future held, He did! And looking back I believe that my relationship with Him is stronger now, I have more appreciation for my Savior. I can look back and remember His faithfulness, and if the devil tries to tell me lies, I know the truth is that God loves me and is my rock; because He was in the past, so He will be in the future. The Bible says He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8) This is true for you as well!

This is one of my favorite scriptures!

The LORD is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.

Psalm 118:14 (NKJV)

God didn't create us to be our own rock. We can't bear the burdens of this world without Him. He tells us to cast our cares upon Him, because He cares for us (1 Peter 5:7) If we try to carry it all ourselves, we will break. We will fail. He is there for us, to hold us up and to pull us out of the pit! 

That's the beautiful picture of salvation, we are lost, broken, have fallen and need a Savior. He is our Savior. He continues to help and save us, our entire lives. Salvation, is just the beginning!

The scripture below is 2 Samuel 22.

It's the entire chapter, so I'm warning you now about the length of it (haha!) I did feel like it was important and needed to be included in this post. Take time to read over it. It paints a good picture of our Lord, and how He is our rock! 

Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. And he said: 

“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears. Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry. Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them. Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God. For all His judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them. I was also blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity. Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes. With the merciful You will show Yourself merciful; With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless; With the pure You will show Yourself pure; And with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd. You will save the humble people; But Your eyes are on the haughty, that You may bring them down. For You are my lamp, O LORD; The LORD shall enlighten my darkness. For by You I can run against a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places. He teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip. I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. And I have destroyed them and wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me. You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them. Then I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trod them like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out. You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. A people I have not known shall serve me. The foreigners submit to me; As soon as they hear, they obey me. The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts. The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation! It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; You have delivered me from the violent man. Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name. He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.” (II Samuel 22:1-51 NKJV)