God is My ' ' '

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God is My . . .
Psalm 181-3
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Introductory Thoughts

• What Comes Into Your Mind As You Contemplate God
  Is The Most Important Thing About You?
• Mans Greatest Challenge Is To Know God -
  Job 117
• Our Challenge Is To Acquaint Ourselves With
  Him - Job 2221
• The Sad Reality Is That Man Has Devised So Many
  Ideas About God
• The Idea Of God Is Not A Human Discovery
  It Is A Divine Revelation

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• Mans spiritual history will positively
  demonstrate that no religion has ever been
  greater than its idea of God. Worship is pure or
  base as the worshipper entertains high or low
  thoughts of God.
• A W Tozer
• The Knowledge of the Holy

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Introductory Thoughts

• Psalm 18 Pulsates With Davids Faith, Love, And
  Praise For His God
• Who Delivered Him From His Enemies - Verse 17
• Who Was His Support - Verse 18
• We Need To Come To See God As David Did - Psalm
  910
• Davids Knowledge Was Intimate And Personal
• It Motivated His Worship, Trust, And Service
• Two Great Thoughts Stand Out In Psalm 18 As It
  Relates To David's Relationship With God

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It Was Personal

• Thirty Times In This Chapter, He Used The
  Personal Possessive Pronoun "My"
• Just In The First Two Verses, He Uses "My" Nine
  Times
• Davids Personal Faith Was The Incentive For
  Trust And Complete Dependence
• In Distress, He Cried Out To His God
• In His Calamities, God Was His Support
• In The Darkness Of His Soul, God Was His Lamp
• In His Weakness, God Lifted Him Up
• In Battle, God Was His Strength

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It Was Personal

• Our Consuming Passion Should Be To Know God
  Not Just About Him, But Know Him In A Personal
  Way
• Christianity Is Not A Code Or A Creed It Is
  Primarily A Relationship
• God Has Provided Three Means Of Knowing Him
• Through Creation - Psalm 191
• Through Revelation - John 149
• Through Experimentation - 1 Peter 23
• Are You Personally Attached To God As David Was?

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It Was Powerful

• Secondly, Davids Relationship With God Was
  Powerful
• In His Vibrant, Personal Relationship With God,
  David Found Power To Give Purpose And Strength
  To His Life
• He Uses Eight Metaphors To Describe God And His
  Power In Life
• How Can We Use These Metaphors In Relation To
  Our Lives Today

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It Was Powerful

• "My Rock"
• God Is Our Stability
• God Changes Not
• Malachi 36
• Like A Rock, Our God Is Not Tossed And
  Twisted By Earthly Upheavals Or
  Circumstances
• Lamentations 322-23

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It Was Powerful

• "My Fortress"
• God Is Also Our Safety
• David Is Making Reference To The Lofty
  Mountain Citadels To Which He Fled When
  Seeking Escape From Saul
• God Is Our Hiding Place, A Refuge In Times Of
  Trial And Adversity
• Psalm 461
• God Is Our Peace And Security

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It Was Powerful

• "My Deliverer"
• God Is Our Savior
• He Saves, Rescues, And Delivers From Danger
• King Darius Of The Medes Expressed It Well
• Daniel 616
• We Should Thank God Every Day For His
  Deliverance Over Sin, Temptation, And
  Adversity

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It Was Powerful

• "My God"
• God Is Our Sovereign
• The Word Here Is El And Refers To Almighty
  God Who Is Over All Things And In Constant
  Control
• God Is On The Throne!
• He Controls The Maintenance And Regulation Of
  This Universe By His Word
• When We Cannot Make Sense Of Things,
  Remember That God Is Sovereign

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It Was Powerful

• "My Strength"
• We Do Not Know What The Future Holds,
  But We Know Who Holds The Future
• We Cannot Know What We Will Have To Face In
  The Future, But We Can Know That He Will Give
  Us The Strength To Face Whatever Comes
• 2 Corinthians 129 - Philippians 413
• Isaiah 4031

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It Was Powerful

• "My Shield"
• The Shield Was A Vital Part Of Armor Of An
  Ancient Warrior
• Our God Shields His Children From The Darts Of
  The Evil One
• In The Storms His Presence Covers Us
• Only Eternity Could Reveal The Time When His
  Loving Providence Stepped Between Us And Some
  Awful Experience Of Which We Were Unaware

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It Was Powerful

• "My Horn"
• God Is Our Security
• The Horn Was An Ancient Symbol Of Strength And
  Conquest
• He Is The Horn, That Is, The Assurance And
  Security Of Our Salvation
• Philippians 13-7

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It Was Powerful

• "My Stronghold"
• God Is Our Supply
• In biblical times, great towers were built on
  the walls of great cities
• Those high towers were well-stocked with
  ammunition and supplies
• God provides all the supplies we need
• Ephesians 13
• 1 Samuel 1747

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Concluding Thoughts

• The Metaphors That David Used Grew Out Of His
  Experiences And Spoke Of God Who Sees, Who
  Cares, And Who Comes To The Aid Of His Children
• All Of These Are Still Meaningful To The Child Of
  God
• How Do You See God Today?