August 1

Psalms 18:2

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.

David adds one comparison after another to give some idea of the security and safety that the believer finds in the Lord; and if we could add a thousand more, they would all be inadequate. There are many people who say, “Oh I would love to turn my life over to Jesus, but I am afraid that I could not hold out, or continue serving Him. Jesus said, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” John 6:37. There is nothing here about falling away. If Jesus were to lose some soul that came to Him, it would be contrary to the next verse, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” John 6:38. The true reason that someone will not come to Christ is found in John 10:26,27. “But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”

Commentary by Francis L. Harris

"...what must I do to be saved?" Acts 16:30