August 21, 2023

IN YOU, O LORD

Psalms 31:1-5 (30:1-6)

In You, O Lord, I hope; may I not be ashamed forever;
In Your righteousness deliver and rescue me.
Incline Your ear to me;
Rescue me speedily;
Be to me a God who protects me,
And a house of refuge to save me.
For You are my strength and my refuge,
And for Your name's sake You will guide and sustain me;
For You will bring me out from the snare they hid for me;
For You are my protector.
Into Your hands I shall entrust my spirit;
You redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.-

Encouraging Words

Why would you be a follower of Christ? What does Christianity have to offer you? I have heard these questions and many more like them. We all have something or someone that we put our faith in. It is how we are wired, or as a Christian would say, created. I put my faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, just as the author of this psalm did. Why? Because my God delivers and rescues me in His righteousness. He listens to me. He rescues me. He protects me. He is my house of refuge. My strength comes from Him. He guides and sustains me. He pulls me out of the snares of life that have been set for me. He is my protector. He redeems me. I am not ashamed to put my hope in Him and to entrust my spirit to Him. Glory be to God!