The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. (Psalm 18:2-3)
This worship devotional is by David Good from his book Captivated by the Heart of God.
My son, Christ, will turn 18 in a few short weeks. He has his own car, a steady job, and spends most of his time now not including his parents. He expressed his angst recently upon discovering that I am now on Twitter because that will make it harder for him to keep me out of his teenage world. But with all of the adjustments his growing up brings, I am learning a lot about worship from him.
It seems just like yesterday that I was bringing him a drink in the middle of the night or fixing him a snack when he got hungry. Those days are gone and that is a good thing, though I do miss that oddly enough. He is now old enough that his parents don't have to cater to his every need (though there are days when his attitude communicates the complete opposite of that). When he's hungry, which is every waking moment, he comes barging out of his room and grabs as much stuff he can carry back to his room to eat. When he's thirsty, he gets himself a glass of milk. He drinks at least 5 gallons of liquid a day. I know this because every glass ends up in his room leaving his mother and I having to drink directly from the faucet. Were it not for his foraging for nourishment we would never see him, so for this we are thankful. Anyway, back to the subject at hand. What does this have to do with Psalm 18 you ask? Everything.
David states the fact that the Lord is the provision for everything he needs--my rock, fortress, deliverer, God, strength, buckler, horn of salvation and high tower. Then he states, "I will call upon the Lord...". I looked up the Hebrew phrase call upon, and I was amazed at what I discovered. That phrase literally means to accost, to approach often in an aggressive manner. So here's my point. Though God provides everything David needs, he doesn't wait for the Lord to bring it to him, but rather runs after everything the Lord has already made available to him. Are you beginning to see the analogy? Chris has matured to the point now that he doesn't wait for his dad to bring him what he needs. He knows that any time he hungers and thirsts for something, all he has to do is go after it. That's worship in a nutshell! Worship is the act of running after God and grabbing hold of all that He has made available to us as our Father.
Are you hungry and thirsty for something? Are you desperate? Everything you need is just a few steps away. Go after it. Accost God in your worship. That is when we are saved from our enemies!