ESOCS Devotional 15 September 2025 – How Do You Feel About God?
MEMORY VERSE: “And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.” 2 Samuel 22:2 KJV
TEXT: 2 SAMUEL 22:1-25
Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he said:
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3 The God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation,
My stronghold and my refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.
4 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 “When the waves of death surrounded me,
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
7 In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.
8 “Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
9 Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With darkness under His feet.
11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;
And He [d]was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness canopies around Him,
Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.
14 “The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
15 He sent out arrows and scattered them;
Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen,
The foundations of the world were uncovered,
At the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 “He sent from above, He took me,
He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me;
For they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
20 He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
21 “The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His judgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His eyes.
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Have you heard the saying: “What Susie says of Sally says more of Susie than of Sally”?
It’s is mostly used in reference to gossip, but it has more relevance than that. The things we say and think about the people around us have more to do with what’s going on inside of us than they do with whoever we are speaking of.
For example, when you’re angry with your husband, it’s likely you don’t have as many loving things to say about him to your coworkers as you would on a day where he showed up with flowers and breakfast in bed. The person you’re speaking of hasn’t changed, but your experience with him has.
This is true in our relationship with God, as well. How we see God says more about us than it does about Him.
How we see God says more about us than it does about Him. For example, in 2 Samuel 22:1-30, David can write in detail about God as protector and rescuer (2 Samuel 22:1-20) because David humbled himself before the Lord time and time again.
Even though David wasn’t perfect, he didn’t see God as shrewd or vengeful because David was willing to repent and turn from his sin. David experienced God’s grace and forgiveness. So to David, it was impossible to see God as anything other than faithful, blameless and pure.
David is a great example of the fact that when we are real with our feelings toward God, we can learn to experience the reality of His heart toward us. Being honest about how we see God gives us the opportunity to examine how we may be affecting our own ability to experience God’s complete unchanging character.
CHALLENGES
- Can you think of a time when you haven’t been “real” with your feelings toward God?
PRAYER POINT
- Lord, help me to Change that one thing in my life, to more fully experience Your heart toward me, in Jesus name Amen.
FURTHER READING: 2 Samuel 21:10-22; Romans 15:1-33
ESOCS Devotional 15 September 2025
