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Trusting God: Our Rock and Refuge in Every Season
July 20, 2026 · 16 min
A call to trust God at all times—pour out your heart and find unshakable refuge, strength, and salvation in the Almighty.
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God Our Unshakable Rock (Psalm 62) 0:10 Good morning, and welcome to the oasis of praise as we continue our journey through the book of Psalms. We're approaching we're almost at the halfway point in our journey through the Psalms. Today, we have another 40:21 Psalms, these Psalms of David, Psalm 62 through 65, verse 8 of chapter 62. Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a0:33 refuge for us. Someone needs to grab a hold of that today. Alright. Let's start with Psalm 62. Truly my soul silently waits for God. From him comes my salvation. He0:45 only is my rock and my salvation. He is my defense. I shall not1:02 what does And what does that mean? That means there are and will be challenges that will shake us, but they're passing and nothing can permanently move us or separate1:14 us from the love of God. Verse 4, they only consult to cast him down from his high position. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.1:26 Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. That alone should bless us this morning. But take note of1:38 this description of those who oppose God and the people of God. Their words are deceptive and deceitful. They will use god talk, but the1:50 devil is in their hearts. Adolf Hitler, his rise to power, used the language of the church, and many were deceived because they didn't know the word of God nor did they2:01 operate in the power of the Holy Spirit. Discerning the deception, this is so important. This is why we are in the word of God. That's why we're doing this journey because Jesus warned that2:13 in the last days, it would be great deception. In fact, we're gonna look at this when we get to the New Testament in his Olivet Discourse. I mean, he repeated, do not be deceived. We need to be2:25 able to discern deception. How do we do that? We do that through the word of God. Now they they they did not know the word of God nor did they operate in the2:37 power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, those in the time of Adolf Hitler could not discern his deception. We need to be very discerning. There is a lot of God talk. There is a lot of God talk2:49 today, even in the church. Okay? But it twists and distorts the word of God. And if you don't know the word of God, you cannot discern it. Now here's a good test. God talk, if it's3:00 real, should be followed by God walk. God's word should be evidenced by walking in God's ways. A nation that claims3:12 God but does not walk in the ways of God is deceived. Verse 5. My soul waits silently for God alone, for my expectation is from him.3:24 He only is my rock and my salvation. He is my defense. I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory. The rock of my strength and my refuge is in God. Trust in3:36 him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Trust him when? All times.3:48 Don't be tempted by the ways of the world. Don't long for the green grass on the other side of the fence. Verse 10, do not trust in oppression nor vainly hope in robbery.3:59 If riches increase, do not set your heart on them. Don't look at the ways of the world. Why? Look at verse 11. God has spoken once. Twice, I have heard this, that power belongs to4:11 God. Now this really spoke to me as I was reading through this. This phrase, God has spoken once. Twice, I have heard this, means I've heard this truth repeatedly. It is true. It is established.4:23 It's similar to Jesus saying in the New Testament, verily, verily, I say unto you, or in the the the the Greek that literally means amen, amen. It's firm. It is true.4:35 Power belongs to God. El Shaddai, God almighty. Charles Spurgeon explains it this way. All power that is belongs to God. Let me repeat that.4:47 All power that is belongs to God. God doesn't have power. God is power. And all the power, meaning political, military, forces of4:59 nature, human ability, and spiritual authority come from God. Now keep that in mind as I read what the author of Hebrews says. We have the ability to5:10 do because of the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. Hebrews 4 16. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find5:22 grace to help in the time of need. Our hope for help or provision should not be in secondary authorities no matter how5:34 powerful. Why? Because you and I, as followers of Christ, have access to the 1 who is all power and authority, God himself. Alright. And so5:46 now just grab a hold of that. Okay? Because I know a lot of people look to to bosses, and we're to respect them. And But they're not the power. Their power comes from God. You5:58 and I have access to the power, the 1 from whom power flows. Right? In Psalm 63, you're gonna from whom power flows. Alright. In Psalm 63, David is in the wilderness, longing for God'sThirsting and Pursuing God (Psalm 63) 6:10 presence found at that time in the sanctuary. Now some scholars suggest this was written when David left Jerusalem when Absalom rebelled. Now in this chapter, we see number 1. In verses 16:21 and 2, we see David's desire for God. Then we see David's delight in God in verses 3 through 5, and then we see David's dependence upon God in verses 6 through 8, and then in6:33 verses 9 through 11, David's deliverance by God. Verse 1. 0, God, you are my god. Early will I seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My6:45 flesh longs for you in a dry and a thirsty land where there is no water. Grab the imagery there in a place where there's no water. His he is dying of thirst. That's6:57 the desire. I have to have you. Water is an essential. So I have looked for you in the sanctuary to see your power and your glory. So David seeks God early, early in the morning the 1st thing.7:09 And by the way, I I encourage that. That's why we do stand on the word in the morning and not in the evening because you have control over your schedules in the morning, and it prioritizes. I think it's great7:21 to start the day by prioritizing our time with God. Don't give him the leftovers. Give Give him the the best the best of I like to I like my time in the morning. I'm7:33 refreshed. I get up, and nothing else is gonna disturb me at 3 34 o'clock in the morning. There's just nobody calling at that time in the morning, and and and that's the time that I7:45 give to to God. So I looked in the sanctuary to see your power and your glory. He seeks God early early in the morning, 1st thing, thirst for God, longs for God, verse 3, because your loving7:57 kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. Thus, I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and8:09 my mouth shall praise you with joyful lips. Now just remember, almost every 1 of these circumstances that David writes these, he's having difficulty, but yet he says, I'll8:20 praise you with joyful lips. David's delight is in the lord, better than life. My lips shall praise you. Hands shall be lifted you. Soul shall be satisfied in you. Mouth shall praise you. It is8:32 a whole body effort. Verse 6. When I remember you on my bed, I meditate on you in the night watches because you have been my help. Therefore, in the shadow of your wings,8:44 I will rejoice. My soul follows close behind you. Your right hand upholds me. Here, we see David's dependence upon God as he meditates8:57 on God, on his word, on his promises. And notice he follows closely or better translated, a better translation of this is hard after God. I am in pursuit9:12 Intentionality. You have we we have to be intentional in pursuing God, the things of God, meditating upon his word. You don't get it by osmosis. You meditating upon his word. You don't get it by osmosis, and and9:24 you you have to be intentional. David says, I follow hard after you. Next, we see God's deliverance. Verse 9. But those who seek my life to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the9:36 earth. They shall fall by the sword. They shall be a portion for jackals. But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, but the mouth of those who speak lies9:48 shall be stopped. Alright. Psalm 64. David is once again being pursued by his enemies, and it shows again that god is a very present help inGod's Justice Over Wicked Plots (Psalm 64) 10:00 our times of trouble. That's why David is so real and the experiences that he has and the difficulties, and you can so relate to that. But he doesn't throw in the towel10:12 on God, doesn't get mad, doesn't get angry, doesn't take matters into his own hands. He turns to god. Now I don't I mean, David's constantly facing10:24 opposition from evil men men who secretly plot against him as he serves the lord. You know what? What does that tell us? Tells us we should not be surprised when we face spiritual10:36 opposition as we seek to follow hard after god. Our problems don't go away. We just have the strength to overcome them. Verse 1, hear my voice, oh god, in my10:48 meditation. Preserve my life from the fear of the enemy. Notice what god what David is praying here to god. Preserve me not just from the enemy and their attacks, but from11:00 the disquieting fear of the enemy. Give me soundness of mind, not of fear, but of love and of a sound mind. Give us boldness and courage11:12 and peace and joy. Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the rebellion of the workers of iniquity who sharpen their tongues like a sword and bend their bows to shoot their arrows bitter11:24 words. Words. That's what they're shooting. That that they may shoot in secret at the blameless. Suddenly, they shoot at him and do not fear. You know, it11:36 is mostly a battle of words. The twisting of truth, the assassination of character, we see that today. It's so prevalent. This world that I'm walking in, this arena, yes. Verse 5, they encourage themselves in11:48 an devise iniquities. We have perfected a shrewd scheme. Both the inward thought12:00 and the heart of man are deep. The evil the evil men, and that's a bit that's a biblical word. The evil men, they're so proud of themselves and their schemes that they have carefully planned.12:12 This is the fallen nature of man. It runs deep. It runs deep. See? It says it's the heart of man are deep, these thoughts. It it's become a12:24 part of our DNA after the fall of Adam. They've so perfected their schemes, and they're so convinced they so convinced themselves that either god is not watching or he cannot see12:36 or in some cases, as we see today, that that he doesn't exist, that they're confident that they will get away with it. Verse 7. But God but God shall shoot at them with an arrow. Suddenly, they shall be12:48 wounded. He will make he will make them stumble over their own tongue. Alright. I want you to get that picture. He will make them stumble over their own tongue. How many13:00 people have you seen that have been hung by their own tongue? All who see them shall flee away. So what is the result of god bringing down the wicked, the evil? And, again, those are biblical terms.13:13 Verse 9. All men shall fear and shall declare the work of God, for they shall wisely consider his doing. Now what happens when when God brings13:24 down the evil? It teaches everyone a lesson, and that, by the way, is a byproduct of punishing evil as Proverbs 15 points out. And what does it do for the righteous? Look at verse 10. The righteous shall13:36 be glad in the lord and trust in him. Our faith will grow, and all the upright in heart shall glory. Alright. Very quickly, chapter 65. This is a Psalm of thanksgiving. And in13:48 it, David lifts up God as redeemer, creator, and provider. Verse 4. Blessed is the man you choose and calls to reproach you that he may dwell in your courts. We shall be13:59 satisfied with the goodness of your house, of your holy temple. By awesome deeds and righteousness, you will answer us, oh god of our salvation, you who are the confidence ofThanksgiving to Our Powerful Provider (Psalm 65) 14:11 all the ends of the earth and of the far off seas, who established the mountains by his strength, be clothed with power. Amen and amen. Father, we thank you for your14:23 word. Lord, what an encouragement it is to us. And and just once again, we thank you for recording your word as David records14:35 his walk with you and the challenges that he faced, but yet in faith, he reached out to you. And then, lord, in confidence, he praised you. Lord, may we learn to do the same. May we14:47 look to you as our refuge, as our source of strength, and our source of help and hope. Lord, may we not turn back in times of difficulty,14:59 but, lord, may we press into you with greater determination following hard after you. And I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Thanks for joining me15:11 this morning. And until next time, keep standing on the word.15:18 Today's study comes from the stand on the word bible reading plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you15:30 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. 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