April 7th - Reading 5: Pslams 18, 20

“Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” (Psalm 20:7)

Psalm 18 is David’s song of deliverance after God saved him from King Saul and his army. David was being hunted by the king himself and his military forces. But David chose to trust in the Lord, and God rescued him in a mighty way. 

David describes the awesome power of God displayed in his rescue: the earth trembled, the mountains shook; He bowed the heavens and flew upon the wings of the wind; His voice thundered from the heavens; He sent out hailstones and fire; He sent His arrows and lightning, scattering and vanquishing the enemy (Psalm 18:7-14). 

Our mighty God rules the heavens and the earth. But David also knows He is attentive to the cries and heartaches of each one of His children. He knows our troubles, our burdens, and He knows our fears.

What is fear? It is an effective tool of our enemy. What makes fear one of his most powerful weapons against our faith? It’s because it is rooted in distrust. When there is uncertainty in our lives, fear makes it hard to choose to simply trust God. We want to be in control; we want to fix it. Our focus is in an inappropriate place, because our eyes are locked in on ourselves and our circumstances. But there is no help to be found there. Our help only comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth (Psalm 121:2).

We join forces together in prayer today because we can trust our Almighty God to deliver us. We choose to trust Him in every circumstance and bring Him every fear. We choose to take “every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5), by speaking truth to those fearful emotions our enemy tries to plant in our minds. Instead, we place our trust in the name of Him who alone is our strength, our rock, our fortress, our deliverer, our shield, our stronghold and our salvation!