Who's this God?

Who's this God?

The Lord is my strength and my [impenetrable] shield; My heart trusts [with unwavering confidence] in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I shall thank Him and praise Him. PSALM 28:7 AMP

Did you notice how many times the word MY and I are used in today's extract? I count  7 times altogether. There is an advantage that a personal relationship and testimony will give you over someone else who is just listening and watching you for guidance. It then means that if my life will truly be the blessing it was formed to be, I need to be sure of who I am, who I belong to and what I have been called to.

As always, you cannot beat personal and unique experiences. When a man speaks in the possessive, he must know something no other person knows. When God introduced himself to Moses as the I AM THAT I AM, all through Moses' life, that was the constant touch point. Every person we call a great man/woman of God has a point of contact, where God came to mean someone unique and special, and the point remained a reference point all their lives. Do I have one? Am I moved by the next big thing or the special effects all around or am i secure in my personal knowledge of God?

It is not easy to trust only in God, especially when things are tough. We have found a way of giving God his due, yet, at the same time, giving room to other preferences. The Psalmist here says his heart trusts with unwavering confidence. Is God all I know, or do I conveniently combine Him with many other options? When I tell and show God he's all I have, then his help makes sense. Wouldn't it be a shame if the truth about my priorities and pursuits was made plain before men? Could I defend all I hold, and affirm that indeed, God is the only One I know?

Because I have made God my sole focus, my heart can rejoice. Note that it does not say that the problems are all gone and settled; it just says God's help is available to me. I sing songs to appreciate God for who He is, what he does and gives. It does not matter what goes on around me; as long as the inner man is at peace with God, then the outer man will be sorted out. So I sing my own song to God; I thank God for all he has been and what he keeps doing. I am indeed grateful for everything I am, have and do. It may not be all perfect now, but the God of perfection is at work. His time of favour is here.