Lesson 2: Trust in the Lord

Lesson Text:

Lesson Text:

Key Text:

“The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?” (, NKJV)

Lessons from the Key Text:

The Lord and My Life

The Lord is the giver of life (; ; ; ; , ; ).

Psalm 36:9 NKJV

9 For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.

Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV

13 “For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water.

Jeremiah 17:13 NKJV

13 O Lord, the hope of Israel, All who forsake You shall be ashamed. “Those who depart from Me Shall be written in the earth, Because they have forsaken the Lord, The fountain of living waters.”

Job 10:12 NKJV

12 You have granted me life and favor, And Your care has preserved my spirit.

Acts 17:25 NKJV

25 Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.

Acts 17:28 NKJV

28 for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

John 1:4 NKJV

4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

The Lord is the preserver of life (; ).

Psalm 37:28 NKJV

28 For the Lord loves justice, And does not forsake His saints; They are preserved forever, But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

Psalm 41:2 NKJV

2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

The Lord is the judge of life (; ; ).

Psalm 50:4–6 NKJV

4 He shall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that He may judge His people: 5 “Gather My saints together to Me, Those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” 6 Let the heavens declare His righteousness, For God Himself is Judge. Selah

Psalm 75:7 NKJV

7 But God is the Judge: He puts down one, And exalts another.

Psalm 94:2 NKJV

2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.

The Lord Is My Strength

The Lord is the source of strength and the place of safety in the fight against the adversary.

The English Standard Version (ESV) has, “The Lord is the stronghold of my life.”

The Lexham English Bible (LEB) has, “Yahweh is the refuge of my life.”

The New American Standard Bible (NASB) has, “The Lord is the defense of my life.”

The Hebrew word means, “place or means of safety.”

The Lord is our strength...

In our youth (; ).

Psalm 34:11ff NKJV

11 Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. 14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. 20 He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. 22 The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

Psalm 119:9 NKJV

9 How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.

In our adulthood (; ; ).

Psalm 18:32 NKJV

32 It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.

Psalm 33:16 NKJV

16 No king is saved by the multitude of an army; A mighty man is not delivered by great strength.

Psalm 84:7 NKJV

7 They go from strength to strength; Each one appears before God in Zion.

In our old age (, ; ).

Psalm 71:9 NKJV

9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age; Do not forsake me when my strength fails.

Psalm 71:18 NKJV

18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, do not forsake me, Until I declare Your strength to this generation, Your power to everyone who is to come.

Psalm 92:14 NKJV

14 They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

Knowing That the Lord Is My Strength...

Will make me courageous in the fight! (; ).

Psalm 118:5–9 NKJV

5 I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. 6 The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7 The Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire on those who hate me. 8 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes.

Psalm 23:4 NKJV

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

Will make me steadfast in the fight! (; ).

Psalm 16:8 NKJV

8 I have set the Lord always before me; Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.

Psalm 62:2 NKJV

2 He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.

Will give me the peace of faithfulness ().

Psalm 29:11 NKJV

11 The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.