Prayer to have God as our Strength

Psalm 118:13-15 

13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
    but the Lord helped me.
14 The Lord is my strength and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.

15 Shouts of joy and victory
    resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!


Psalm 119:27-29 

27 Cause me to understand the way of your precepts,
    that I may meditate on your wonderful deeds.
28 My soul is weary with sorrow;
    strengthen me according to your word.
29 Keep me from deceitful ways;
    be gracious to me and teach me your law.

We learn the following from the above verses

1) When I was pushed back and about to fall, the Lord helped me and has become my strength, my defense and salvation

2) When my soul is weary and sorrow the Lord strengthen me according to your word and keep me from deceitful ways

When do we realize that God is our Strength

Psalm 18:1-3 

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:


1 I love you, Lord, my strength.

2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
    my shield[b] and the horn[c] of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and I have been saved from my enemies.


Psalm 59:8-10 

8 But you laugh at them, Lord;
    you scoff at all those nations.

9 You are my strength, I watch for you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
10     my God on whom I can rely.

God will go before me
    and will let me gloat over those who slander me.

We learn the following from the above verses

1) When God delivers us from the hand of enemies and other troubles that we face in life, we could feel that God is our strength.

2) When we called to the Lord, we have been saved our enemies and realize God is our strength

3) When we rely on Him completely we could see the mighty hand of God in our life and realize and Glorify God that God is our strength.

 

God is our Strength

Exo 15:1-3

Then Moses and the Israelite's sang this song to the Lord:

“I will sing to the Lord,
    for he is highly exalted.
Both horse and driver
    he has hurled into the sea.

2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense[a];
    he has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise him,
    my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
3 The Lord is a warrior;
    the Lord is his name.


2 Samuel 22:32-34 

32 For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock except our God?
33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
    he causes me to stand on the heights.





We learn the following from the above verses

1) After the Israelite's saw the mighty hand of God in protecting them, they realized that God was their strength and defense

2) When God delivers us from trouble and other issues that we face in day to day life, we realize Lord is our strength.

3) God arms us with strength and keeps our way secure

4) God causes us to stand on the heights

Why we need Jesus as our Savior and Shepherd

Isa 40:10, 11

10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power,
    and he rules with a mighty arm.
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.
11 He tends his flock like a shepherd:
    He gathers the lambs in his arms
and carries them close to his heart;
    he gently leads those that have young.



Heb 13:20, 21

20 Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21 equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.


1 Pet 5:2

2 Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; 3 not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. 4 And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

We learn the following from the above verses

1) Jesus tends his flock like a shepherd

2) Jesus gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart

3) Jesus gently leads those that have young

4) The God of peace, the great Shepherd of the sheep will equip us with everything good for doing his will and may he work in us what is pleasing to Him through Jesus Christ

5) Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock and
 when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away

Blessings of accepting Jesus as our Savior and Shepherd

Psalm 23:1-3

1 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
2     He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
3     he refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
    for his name’s sake.

John 10:10-15

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.

we learn the following from the above verses

1) When Lord is my shepherd I lack nothing

2) When Lord is my shepherd He makes me lie down in green pastures

3) When Lord is my shepherd He leads me beside quiet waters

4) When Lord is my shepherd He refreshes my soul

5) When Lord is my shepherd He guides me along the right paths for His name's sake

6) When Lord is my shepherd He delivers me from danger, threat, destruction and fear and does everything to protect me

7) When Lord is my shepherd He knows me and I know him and He lay down His life for me

How to trust in God

Psalm 62:9-11

9 Surely the lowborn are but a breath,
    the highborn are but a lie.
If weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
    together they are only a breath.

10 Do not trust in extortion
    or put vain hope in stolen goods;
though your riches increase,
    do not set your heart on them.

11 One thing God has spoken,
    two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you,


Psalm 78:4-7

4 We will not hide them from their descendants;
    we will tell the next generation
the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders he has done.

5 He decreed statutes for Jacob
    and established the law in Israel,
which he commanded our ancestors
    to teach their children,

6 so the next generation would know them,
    even the children yet to be born,
    and they in turn would tell their children.

7 Then they would put their trust in God
    and would not forget his deeds
    but would keep his commands.


we learn the following from the above verses

1) Though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them and trust God for everything.

2) we should tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord,
    his power, and the wonders he has done so that they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands

How we can be victorious by trusting God

Psalm 44:5-7

5 Through you we push back our enemies;
    through your name we trample our foes.

6 I put no trust in my bow,
    my sword does not bring me victory;

7 but you give us victory over our enemies,
    you put our adversaries to shame.


Psalm 56:2-4

2 My adversaries pursue me all day long;
    in their pride many are attacking me.

3 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

4     In God, whose word I praise—
in God I trust and am not afraid.
    What can mere mortals do to me?


we learn the following from the above verses

1) God gives us victory over our enemies when we trust in Him and put our adversaries to shame

2) In God I trust and am not afraid of any form of threats or fear