Pastor YC "Psalm 70: Hide in the POWERFUL & PERSONAL"

PS 70:1 Hasten, O God, to save me; O LORD, come quickly to help me.

PS 70:2 May those who seek my life be put to shame and confusion; may all who desire my ruin
be turned back in disgrace.
PS 70:3 May those who say to me, "Aha! Aha!" turn back because of their shame.
PS 70:4 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who love your salvation always say, "Let God be exalted!"
PS 70:5 Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

In Ps 70, it's clear that:

1. God is powerful
2. God is approachable

God is powerful because blessing follows Him; and where He is, there is protection (similarly ruin is upon those who attacks those whom God protects). Yet the psalm also reveals that the writer is comfortable with approaching God.

A powerful man who is approachable is a rare combination (even if he were approachable, he would likely be too busy for me). Yet the Lord is the perfect model of that combination.

I tried to find a good picture from the search engines that depicts these 2 qualities. I could not find any human! Replacing approachable witgh personal, all I could find was this gadget! :)

Think of the most powerful people you know personally. Frankly I can say there are very few in my life. Let's draw near to our powerful and approachable God.