My Personal God: My Song

by David Chadwick

The Lord wants to be your “song” (Psalm 118:14). Today, we are going to learn why King David referred to God as his personal song!

Throughout Scripture, God’s people are commanded to sing. Singing was God’s idea. It’s a powerful way to declare our love for our Father and express our faith in him.

As we sing, God soothes our soul and we are able to say that we trust Him in all things.

David knew God personally as his song. Most of the psalms were written by David and were meant to be sung by God’s people. Throughout David’s life, he obeyed the biblical command to sing. He glorified and exalted God by singing about Him and to Him.

As David continually sang praise to the Lord for all that God had done in his life, his faith grew. The same holds true for us. As we sing songs to God, our anxiety diminishes, our hearts calm, our souls are soothed, and our minds are encouraged.

Today, if you feel down, sing a song to God. Sing about his character, his goodness, and his faithfulness to you. Sing especially Bible verses put to song. They not only lift your heart, but you memorize God’s Word in the process.

The eternal God of the universe wants to be your close, personal friend. He longs to show himself as your refuge, your fortress, your strength… and your song.

God loves to hear your song. He loves to hear your voice singing this song. And if you don’t have a good voice? Make a joyful noise with your song. God doesn’t care.

Exodus 15:2 says, “The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.”

Remind yourself today, “God, you are my song. You are the one to whom I sing. You are the giver of life, joy, and exaltation! Help me to be obedient in my pursuit of worship!”

My Personal God: My Strength

by David Chadwick

When King David needed anything, he turned to God: “I love you, O Lord, my strength” (Psalm 18:1). David’s dependency on God throughout his life was how he became God’s close friend.

The Lord became David’s strength. And God wants to become your strength, too.

Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

When you are tired, your Daddy in heaven wants you to rest in Him. To stop striving. To stop looking to the things of this world for help.

He wants you to look to Him as your strength.

Why would we look anywhere else when the strength we need is already inside of us? The Apostle Paul knew God as his strength, which is why he said, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13). He also said that the power that raised Jesus from the dead now lives within the hearts of those who believe (Romans 8:11).

Do you believe the God of the universe wants to be your strength? A source of power IN you? TO you? He does. He wants to be the ONE on whom you steadfastly lean. When you do, that begins his power flowing in and through you.

Dear friends, let go and let God. Release your problems to him and let him work.

Say to the Lord today: “Lord, you alone are the source of my personal strength. Help me to trust you so deeply that I believe anything is possible with you. You are my personal God!”

Then let God’s strength be your strength.

My Personal God: My Lord

by David Chadwick

God is your loving Daddy. He wants to be intimately involved in every area of your life. Like Abraham, we were created to be friends of God (James 2:23). As his friend, God longs for a deeply personal relationship with you.

While very personal, God is also sovereign. He is in control of everything. He is Lord over all. King David was profoundly aware of God’s sovereignty when he wrote: "You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you" (Psalm 16:2).

David understood that apart from recognizing God as Lord over all, nothing in life made much sense. Life itself offers no guarantees. But God’s sovereign oversight does.

King David believed this reality. Do you? Do you know that the eternal God of the universe is sovereignly overseeing every detail of your life?

But it doesn’t stop at his sovereign oversight. Remember how we started today’s topic? He is also loving, personal and intimate. God is your personal Lord. A sovereign God who is near, close, loving, intimate, and kind. My Lord!

God wants to forever fill your heart with his goodness, his perfect peace, and his everlasting joy.

Say to God today, “You are my Lord. Before the foundations of the earth, you made me fearfully and wonderfully (Psalm 139:14). You know every hair on my head (Luke 12:7). Without you, I am lost. But with you, I am found. You oversee my entire life. You are my personal God.”

God wants to live in a personal, intimate, living relationship with you every moment of every day. Believe this and your faith will never be the same.

When you believe God is personal do you feel God’s peace flooding your soul? Peace is the natural byproduct of a heart that knows God as “my Lord!”