Psalms 18:30 — As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Who can you trust? Trust God. Trust God alone.
Psalm 18 is a Psalm that al? believers should wrap around them, like a warm blanket when cold winds blow and the storm clouds gather.
It tells of the Lord as the powerful rescuer and redeemer that He is, no matter what situation we find ourselves in.
The psalm starts by stating David’s love for God and recognizing and thanking Him as the Deliverer when times get tough. Next he describes all the things God has saved him from and follows up with talking about how God has stepped in at those times. Then comes a very comforting assertion of the way God’s help has been because of David’s own character, and how that help proves God’s own character — full of justice and dealing with men according to their deserts. David returns to the theme of God’s activity on his behalf, and his expectation that it would strike fear into the hearts of prospective enemies who would slink away. Finally David declares his thanks to God and identifies Him as the provider of all blessings now — and forever.
David could look back at so many times that God had rescued Him, stood by him in the battle against seemingly unbeatable opposition. I can look back too, at times when — although the danger has not been so great, nor the enemies so mighty — He has been at my side. And unlike with the stock market, with God, past history is a predictor of future performance!
So how is it with you? Are you one of those who feel like this has been a really bad week? Are you looking forward and thinking God’s church faces an uphill battle forever against overwhelmingly powerful enemies? Go back and read Psalm 18. Remember too “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:” (Isaiah 59:1) and “There failed not ought of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.” (Joshua 21:45).
God is trustworthy — not only because He is willing to be worthy of our trust, but because He is able. It’s easy sometimes to measure ourselves against our problems and our enemies and make them seem larger than they are. Measure our problems and our enemies against God and we will see how small they are. And He is trustworthy!