MONDAY February 10th
As we start this new week, we will read the references in the Psalms that use the phrase ‘The LORD is my’, so if you can, spend some time today meditating on them, and then during this week we will consider some of them with our focus upon who Jesus is and what he has become to each of us.
Psalm 16:5
‘The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.’
Psalm 18:2
‘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 23:1
‘The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.’
Psalm 27:1
‘The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?’
Psalm 28:7
‘The LORD is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.’
Psalm 118:14
‘The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.’
Psalm 119:57
‘The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.’
The LORD is, Jesus is . . . my chosen portion, my cup, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my shepherd, my light, my strength, my song. And he is all of these and so much more!
To quote the songs I mentioned while I was speaking from Psalm 27 a few weeks ago, from the song, ‘Shout for joy and sing’, we say
You are my deliverer,
You are my redeemer, you are Lord,
And you are my healer,
You are my provider,
You are now my shepherd and my guide,
Jesus, Lord and King, I worship you.
And from the song ‘How sweet the name of Jesus sounds’
Jesus! My shepherd, brother, friend,
My Prophet, Priest and King,
My Lord, my life, my way, my end,
Accept the praise I bring.