“I call on God, and the Lord saves me” (Psalm 55:16)
- This is the Psalmist’s testimony. It is followed by his call to
others to turn to the Lord and discover how good He is: “Turn your
burdens over to the Lord and He will take care of you” (Psalm 55:22). “I
praise the Word of God, I trust God, I am not afraid. What can mere
flesh and blood (mortals) do to me?” (Psalm 56:4,10-11). “My heart is
confident, O God, I want to sing and make music... I want to give thanks
to You among the people, O Lord, I want to make music to praise You
among the nations because Your mercy is as high as the heavens. Our
truth reaches the skies. May You be honoured above the heavens, O God.
Let Your glory extend over the whole earth” (Psalm 57:7,9-11). As we
praise God, He leads us forward in His triumph.
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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