Reflections: Song of Deliverance

 

While reading through 2 Samuel I came upon chapter 22, Davids ‘Song of Deliverance’ to the Lord. He wrote this after being delivered from the enemies around him. It was such a deep, real, beautiful record of who the Lord is and how David understood and felt that in all the aspects of his life. 

It struck a chord in me and I jotted down my own ‘Song of Deliverance’. 

No, I never have had to flee from enemies to save my own life, but I’ve seen God move and expose His love to me all the same. 

These words are my meager tribute to the journey God has walked with me through. A profession of what the Lord has done and who is continually is. 

My Hearts Reflection: inspired by Davids Song of Deliverance

The Lord is my Home,

The only place I feel at rest. 

He is my comfort,

A gentle hand that leads me into light after I have stumbled into the dark, time and time again. 

When I was a child, 

The anger consumed me,

Into all the things we do not want to be.

I was putrid, 

Concealed by sin and deception, 

Yet, my fragile heart cried for love.

My Lord, my Rescuer, my Protector,

Penetrated the darkness and liberated my malnourished heart. 

The lies that had been stitched into my mind,

Were shattered with His trustworthy truth. 

His very presence was enough to resurrect my heart and soul. 

I began as a wilted flower, no petals and dried roots, 

But my Lord revived me,

He, the author of Life,

Lifted my tiny, evaporated heart,

Giving it a tenderness i had never known. 

I now stand as a flourishing rose bush, 

Because of My Lord, the one who watered me with his persistent love.

Only because of my Lord, the one who fed me with His written word.

I am not wilted, my flowers are fresh with abundant life, 

Because of my Lord, the one who remembered me. 

My Lord has never left me alone,

He is my refuge. 

When temptation threatens to destroy me,

He holds me up and welcomes me into His presence. 

My Lord, is my only constant,

Unchanging is His character, and the comfort that I seek. 

It is my desire to be found faithful,

In all that I do and am given,

To be satisfied with all I have,

But continue longing for more of Christ. 

Oh Lord, 

Preserve what you see is good and potential in me,

Flame out all that is left.

Put my life through the fire so that it is only you and your desires that stand when the ashes fall away. 

Daily, Lord, prepare my heart for the battle,

So that I do not dare fall away in the middle of the war. 

You, my Lord, have been my defender. 

A steadfast voice inside my heart. 

All along, from the very beginning, You saw me. You saw my struggle. 

You saw my pain.

Yet still, You, my Lord, never left me alone.