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IIT UBF - University Bible Fellowship at IIT

God is My Help

Date: Jul. 13, 2021

Passage

Psalm 54:1-7

The Lord Upholds My Life

To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Maskil of David, when the Ziphites went and told Saul, “Is not David hiding among us?”

54:1   O God, save me by your name,
    and vindicate me by your might.
2   O God, hear my prayer;
    give ear to the words of my mouth.
3   For strangers have risen against me;
    ruthless men seek my life;
    they do not set God before themselves. Selah
4   Behold, God is my helper;
    the Lord is the upholder of my life.
5   He will return the evil to my enemies;
    in your faithfulness put an end to them.
6   With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;
    I will give thanks to your name, O LORD, for it is good.
7   For he has delivered me from every trouble,
    and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.

Key Verse: Psalm 54:4

Behold, God is my helper;
the Lord is the upholder of my life.

David pleads with God to save him by his name. David’s intention becomes clear as he asks God to vindicate him from the accusation of his enemies who did not have any regard for God (3). By hearing David’s prayer and saving him from the enemies’ attack, God would display His might and uphold His name.

David’s confidence is based on his relationship with God. He calls God his ‘help’ and the one who sustains him (4). He relies on God’s faithfulness. He trusts in God’s unchanging character to destroy his enemies. What is a name that you call God personally? Eternal Father? Best Friend? The Comforter? The Provider? In times of discouragement, we can find confidence by calling his name that is known to us intimately.

As David gains confidence, he sees hope for the future (6-7). David does not know when and how, but he knows that God will surely deliver him from his troubles. And David would give thanks and praise to the Lord. David has a clear vision of the day when God’s name will be exalted and vindicated as an answer to his prayer.

Prayer: Prayer: Father, thank you for being my good shepherd. I fear no evil when I am with you. Please help me not to deviate but grow in my relationship with you to overcome troubles.

One Word: One Word: Surely God is my help.

We Are Your Sheep, Lord

Psalm 79:1-13

Key Verse: 79:13

But we your people, the sheep of your pasture,
will give thanks to you forever;
from generation to generation we will recount your praise.

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