Yahweh Tsuri ~ The Lord My Rock

When the storms of life are raging or the troubles of life are overwhelming, remember that God is our Rock. He is steadfast, immovable, reliable, unshakeable. Meditate on these truths from the Word of God, make them your prayer and praise today.


"There is no rock like our God."
I Samuel 2:2

"The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold."
Psalm 18:2

"For who is God, but the LORD?
And who is a rock, except our God,
The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way blameless?"
Psalm 18:31-32

"Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer."
Psalm 19:14

"Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly;
Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.
For You are my rock and my fortress;
For Your name's sake You will lead me and guide me."
Psalm 31:2-3

"From the end of the earth
I call to You when my heart is faint;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I."
Psalm 61:2

"He only is my rock and my salvation,My stronghold;
I shall not be greatly shaken...
He only is my rock and my salvation,My stronghold;
I shall not be shaken.
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God."
Psalm 62:2,6-7

"And they remembered that God was their rock,
And the Most High God their Redeemer."
Psalm 78:35

Psalm 18 - Who is God?

I walked through Psalm 18 and it was a treasure trove of insight into the character of God. What an awesome thing it is to look into the Word of God, to see truth when we so desperately need it!
Let these truths wash over your soul today... cleansing it of worry, unbelief, stress, depression, fear, whatever else the enemy is throwing at you. This, my friends, is for you... the daughters of the king!

Verse 1 - He is my strength
Verse 2 - He is my rock and fortress, my deliverer and my God, my strength, my shield, horn of my salvation, my stronghold
Verse 3 - He is worthy to be praised
Verse 6 - He hears my cries of distress, He hears my voice
Verse 7-15 - He is powerful, Creator, controller of all things, Master of the universe, Lord of all creation
Verse 16 - He is my deliverer
Verse 17 - He is stronger than my enemies and those things that are too big for me
Verse 18 - He is my support
Verse 20 - He is my rewarder
Verse 25 - He is merciful and blameless
Verse 26 - He is pure to those who are pure, He is shrewd toward those who are devious
Verse 27 - He saves the humble
Verse 28 - He lights my lamp, enlightening the darkness around me
Verse 29 - He enables me to run against a troop, to leap over a wall
Verse 30 - His way is perfect, His word is proven, He is my shield
Verse 31 - He is the Lord, my rock
Verse 32 - He arms me with strength and makes my way perfect
Verse 33 - He sets my feet on high places
Verse 34 - He is my teacher
Verse 35 - He gives me salvation, He holds me up, He is gentle
Verse 36 - He guards my path so my feet do not slip
Verse 39 - He arms me with strength for battle
Verse 46 - He lives, He is my rock, He is the God of my salvation
Verse 47 - He is my avenger
Verse 48 - He is my deliverer
Verse 49 - He is deserving of thanks and praise
Verse 50 - He shows mercy to His anointed

I'm back!!

Oh my! Has it really been that long since I've posted last??? Goodness me.

Well, I am working on getting my act together (anyone else in the boat with me?). Meanwhile the Lord and I have been working on the concept of loving the brethren. Not that I haven't loved them at all but expanding my ability (and understanding) to love them in the way He wants me to... especially the difficult ones. Now there's where the lesson comes in.

My girls and I have been doing an in depth study of I John which covers the concept of agape love quite deeply. Basically those who say they love God but don't love their brethren are liars (I Jn 4:20)... ouch. God commands that we love one another.

As I have been studying this I looked up LOVE in Vine's Expository Dictionary. Here is what it said for agape:

"Christian love has God for it's primary object, and expresses itself first of all in implicit obedience to His commandments.

"Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered. Love seeks the welfare of all and works no ill to any; love seeks opportunity to do good to 'all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith,' Gal. 6:10"

The best picture of this love is the sacrifice God made when He sent His only begotten Son to die on the cross for my sins while I was yet a sinner. God loves me in spite of my unworthiness.

Agape loves expresses itself by doing what is best for the receiver regardless of what they want. It is sacrificial, unconditional, unselfish and requires no return. It is a love that I cannot begin to express outside of the power of Christ in me as I abide in the Word of God and press in to God daily.

Honestly I fall so short especially when I get too busy to abide in His word, when I have disconnected from the lifeline. How about you? Are you plugged in and loving as God would have you love? Praise be to God for His mercies are new every morning... let's make today a day of living in the light of God's love by loving others.