The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer

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The Lord is My Help and My Deliverer

Date: Nov. 2, 2021

Passage

Psalm 70:1-5 (ESV)

To the choirmaster. Of David, for the memorial offering.

1   Make haste, O God, to deliver me!
    O LORD, make haste to help me!
2   Let them be put to shame and confusion
    who seek my life!
  Let them be turned back and brought to dishonor
    who delight in my hurt!
3   Let them turn back because of their shame
    who say, “Aha, Aha!”
4   May all who seek you
    rejoice and be glad in you!
  May those who love your salvation
    say evermore, “God is great!”
5   But I am poor and needy;
    hasten to me, O God!
  You are my help and my deliverer;
    O LORD, do not delay!

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 70:5

  But I am poor and needy;
    hasten to me, O God!
  You are my help and my deliverer;
    O LORD, do not delay!

We all have had days with some unexpected twists and turns. In hindsight, we had no idea the troubles those days would hold! Perhaps we received news of a loved one who has become ill or a financial need arose that is simply beyond us. In David’s case, it was his enemies who were pointing their fingers at him and yelling “Aha!” They sought his ruin and were trying to take his life. During times like these, our prayers become very short and to the point, don’t they? David writes, “Hasten, O God, to save me; come quickly, LORD, to help me.” God knows our desperation and he understands our urgency. Like David, we can lay our problems at his feet and put our trust in him. All those who seek the LORD will rejoice and be glad in him. They are the ones who will experience his greatness in wonderful and personal ways.

We make our sufferings even worse by not recognizing who we are and who God is. Notice how David admits that he is poor and needy. He understood that his resources and abilities were woefully inadequate for the problems he faced. He acknowledged that the help he needed was the help that only God could provide. The LORD was David’s help and deliverer and he is ours as well. Our God is sufficient for all our needs. Oh Lord, hear our prayers and do not delay!

Prayer: Prayer: Father, our trust is in you alone.

One Word: One Word: God will help and deliver you!

The Church in Antioch

Acts 11:19-30

Key Verse: 11:26

and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.

Today's Question

What is the reason for the fifth commandment?

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