If someone asked you to list ten or more reasons why you love God, how would you respond? Why don’t you try it? Then you will have your answer ready just in case you would ever need it. Or perhaps it would be a good thing to use when you are praying. You might say to the Lord, “I love you, O Lord, because You . . .”
That is exactly what King David did after God had delivered him “from the hand of his enemies and from the hand of Saul”. He wrote a poem which he could use to sing to the Lord. Our crises and challenges, our stresses and pressures, our trials and temptations are not exactly the same as the ones that David faced, but our God is the same. He wants to give you and me strength and security. He wants to be your shield and your Savior. He alone can meet you in the darkest hours and can sustain and support you. The Bible tells us so!
Our Bible study this summer is entitled “I Love You, O Lord”. David beautifully and poetically described his reasons for loving God in Psalm 18 (or II Samuel 22). When you read this Psalm, you will be impressed with the grandeur and powerful way in which he pictured his battles and the ways in which God rescued and protected him. Tucked in among his dramatic prayer are words which describe what the Lord meant to him and the ways in which God had always met his needs and provided for him. It is these descriptive words which we will explore both in the way he expressed them in this Psalm and the way the same concept is used in other passages in Scripture.
I pray that as we do this study and become more aware of just who our God really is and what He desires to do for and through us, our love for Him will deepen and expand. You just might find that there are not just 10, but 20, reasons to love God.
Dear Marilyn,
I just printed the lessons for our new study. I am excited to start “I Love You, O Lord”. This will be my forth study I have done with you.
Thank you so much! This is the perfect way for me to do my own Bible study.
God bless,
Deanna Smiley
Will be joining in for this study. Pray that I’ll be able to keep up in a timely manner. I have printed the pages out and will start after I go apologize to my husband for getting mad at him!