I Need Thee Evry Hour

PSALM 18:1 -3

I Need TheeEv‟ry Hour

I Need Thee Ev‟ry Hour

“I need Thee ev‟ry hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine Can peace afford. I need Thee, O I need Thee; Ev‟ry hour I need Thee!”


David desperately needed God.



When the women of Israel celebrated David‟s victory over Goliath, Saul became jealous (1 Sam. 18:6-9).




Saul twice cast a spear at David (1 Sam. 18:10-11, 19:10).





Wanting David to die in battle, Saul wanted a hundred Philistine foreskins as a dowry to marry his daughter (1 Sam. 18:25).





Wanting David to die in battle, Saul wanted a hundred Philistine foreskins as a dowry to marry his daughter (1 Sam. 18:25).

Saul spoke to his son Jonathan and all his servants that they should kill David (1 Sam. 19:1).


David desperately needed God. Saul sent servants to David's house with instructions to bring

David back so that he could kill him (1 Sam. 19:15).




Saul instructed Jonathan to bring David so that David could die (1 Sam. 20:31).





Saul sought David every day (1 Sam. 23:14).





Saul sought David every day (1 Sam. 23:14).

Yet, God delivered David out of Saul‟s hand.


Because God delivered him, David praised God.


Because God delivered him, David praised God. “I love you, O LORD, my strength” (v 1, ESV).



“Love” is an unusual Hebrew term.




Very seldom is this verb used to describe man‟s love for God.





This is the term used to describe a mother‟s love for her children—it‟s a very intimate love.





This is the term used to describe a mother‟s love for her children—it‟s a very intimate love.

Because of what God had done for him, David had a great intimacy with God.

Let‟s look at what God had done for David.

PSALM 18:1-3

Let‟s look at what God had done for David.

God is Powerful


David calls God his rock & strength.


David calls God his rock & strength. A rock is not easily moved.



No rock is like God.



No rock is like God: “There is none holy like the LORD; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God” (1 Sam 2:2, ESV).




God does not move when trouble comes.









God is also our strength.






God is our strength and a help in time of trouble (Ps. 46:1).






God is our strength and a help in time of trouble (Ps. 46:1).

Our Redeemer is strong (Jer. 50:34).


Our God is powerful & able to help us.



We so desperately need God‟s strength.



We so desperately need God‟s strength. We have the assurance that God will be our strength.




“He has said, „I will never leave you nor forsake you.‟ So we can confidently say, „The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?‟” (Heb 13:5-6, ESV).




“He has said, „I will never leave you nor forsake you.‟ So we can confidently say, „The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?‟” (Heb 13:5-6, ESV).

“He said to me, „My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.‟ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor 12:9-10, ESV).

God is a Deliverer


David here refers to God as his deliverer.


David here refers to God as his deliverer. Over & over did God deliver David out of Saul‟s hand.


David here refers to God as his deliverer. Over & over did God deliver David out of Saul‟s hand.

Had God not delivered David, Saul would have been able to kill him.


God can deliver us, as well.


God can deliver us, as well. He has a long history of delivering his people.



The Lord will deliver his people in this age, too.




He delivers us from the fear of death.





Jesus came to “deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery” (Heb 2:15, ESV).






We need not fear death, for we have an eternal home.






We need not fear death, for we have an eternal home: “We know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (2 Cor 5:1, ESV).






We need not fear death, for we have an eternal home: “We know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (2 Cor 5:1, ESV).

John Knox: “Live in Christ, Live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death.”





He delivers us from temptation.






“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13, ESV).






“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it” (1 Cor 10:13, ESV).

When temptation comes, we know it‟s not unusual & that God can make a way of escape.

The Lord is God


David declares that the Lord is his God.



This has two implications.



This has two implications: The One who watches over us his God.



This has two implications: The One who watches over us his God.

The One who watches over us need to be first in our lives.

The Lord is Protection


David called the Lord his fortress, refuge, & shield.


David called the Lord his fortress, refuge, & shield. Fortresses, refuges, & shields are used as protection from

enemies.


David called the Lord his fortress, refuge, & shield. Fortresses, refuges, & shields are used as protection from

enemies.

The Lord protected David from Saul‟s hand.


The Lord protects us, too.


The Lord protects us, too. God did not permit the four angels in Revelation 7 to harm the

earth until his saints had been sealed (Rev. 7:2-3).




No one can take us from God's hand (Jn. 10:28-29).




No one can take us from God's hand (Jn. 10:28-29).

The Lord will protect us from Satan (2 Thess. 3:3).


“I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies” (Ps 18:3, ESV).



If we are to have the blessings mentioned here, we must call upon the Lord.



If we are to have the blessings mentioned here, we must call upon the Lord. “Now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away

your sins, calling on his name” (Acts 22:16, ESV).



If we are to have the blessings mentioned here, we must call upon the Lord. “Now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away

your sins, calling on his name” (Acts 22:16, ESV).

Do you need to call upon the Lord tonight?

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