Jesus is my Rock!

 "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my ROCK in whom I take refuge.”  2 Samuel 22:2-3

Seeing Jesus as our Rock is a good thing.  Having a hard, rocky heart—not good.  Many people try to get to heaven by “being good” and by “doing good”.  This is wrong thinking.  No one enters heaven just by being good and doing good works.  The great Rock is Jesus.   The only way to the Father and eternity in heaven with Him is through faith in Jesus Christ.  For the “be- good, do-good” people, He is a stumbling block.  For people whose faith is in Him, He is a stepping stone.

 Some friends and I had a discussion a while ago about calling Jesus a Rock.  One person didn’t like that name, because although a rock is one of the most solid and strong elements in nature, it can be broken into many pieces.  Well, after I thought about that a while, it came to me that if Jesus is our Rock, we can be the stones that are broken off Him.

I appreciate the fact that I have this wonderful source of strength and security.  When I feel weak, He gives me strength.  When I am afraid, He assures me that He will take care of me.  And to plug into this Source, I merely have to call on His name in faith.