HOPE FOR THE OVERWHELMED!

Be to me a Rock of habitation to which I may continually come; You have given the command to save me for You are my Rock and my fortress.  Psalm 71:3

The Psalmist David knew all about overwhelming feelings and situations.  In Psalm 61:1-2 we hear him calling out, “Hear my cry of lamentation, O God; give heed to my prayer. From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.”  The metaphor “Rock” is used frequently in Scripture to refer to God and His strong, stable, permanent, unmoving, unchanging and dependable nature.  We all need to constantly go to the Rock for the spiritual strength, protection, help, wisdom and encouragement we so desperately need.  When you are at the end of your rope, what is the “knot” that you hang on to?  How do you attempt to keep your head above the overwhelming floods of life?  Who or what do you turn to for relief and deliverance?  Is it a person, a place, an activity, an experience, a relationship, a bottle or a pill?  I strongly advocate that you go to THE ROCK – the Lord God Himself as endorsed in these verses (please read them) as He is the…

Blessed Rock Deuteronomy 32:31 

Exclusive Rock Psalm 62:6         

High Rock Psalm 27:5

Perfect RockDeuteronomy 32:4    

Personal Rock 2 Samuel 22:2 

Refreshing Rock 1 Cor. 10:4

Remembered Rock Psalm 78:32, 35      

Rescuing Rock Psalm 40:2   

Restful Rock Isaiah 32:2 

Saving Rock 2 Samuel 22:47         

Solid Rock Matthew 7:24              

Victorious Rock Matthew 16:18

I pray that you will not be WHELMED over with your problems, needs, etc. today, but that instead you will be OVER whelmed by the awesomeness of the Lord your Rock, your Strength and your Redeemer!

Bob Kulp