Matt 7:13 (KJV) Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: {strait: or, narrow} 14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. {Because: or, How}
Hebr 11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of [them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims> ["exiles"-RSV] on the earth. {in faith: Gr. according to faith} 1Pet 2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers ["aliens"-RSV] and pilgrims ["exiles"-RSV], abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
David is in trouble. He wants deliverance and he calls upon the Lord for help. How natural it is! How like our own experiences! This verse is the opening of a great prayer. Turn to your Bible and read it through. Meditate upon it. Were it not true that in the Lord Jesus Christ we have an "anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast", to whom could we turn for refuge and deliverance? Where could we find rest? Praise His Name, we CAN come to Him and pray;
Dear Lord, we have anchored our faith upon Thee as "Our Strong Rock". Grant us Thy Promised Deliverance. Amen.
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