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  ““The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!” ‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭22:47‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Without the overwhelming difficulties, challenges, and the activities of opposing forces or enemies, man will surely be an island unto himself; needless to mention the mindless thought about the possible existence of the supernatural. The all-sufficient man lives alone until he is humbled by the forces higher than himself. Therefore, when David said “ The Lord lives! ”, we can understand the import of his finding God as the  Rock, Refuge, Strength in times of troubles and the vicissitudes of life. Those whose faith is solidly built on the existence of God are always grateful for their overwhelming problems, either in the family, career, and the ministry. Unfortunately, we are often tempted to promote the only man lives syndrome whenever we are temporarily out of the blues. Whereas, through our absolute confidence in the fact that the Lord lives , we are able to ...

“The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!...“ He is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.”” ‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭ 22:47 , 51‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/2sa.22.47,51.nkjv   The zealousness of wickedness from the enemies in our world often create questions in the heart of the upright. Broken hearts will readily doubt the existence of God, sometimes silently with “Why?”. Had it and felt it, the Psalmist shows the righteous that the Lord lives, even while our load lasts. When our backs are laid against the wall and it seems there is no way out of the troubles of life, the Lord lives. Oftentimes, the virus against life threatens the peace in relationships with disturbing sets of false evidences; and God mostly appeared dead. At another time, it is the shooting of arrows against the faithfulness and uprightness of the righteous, and God mostly appeared indifferent. Wh...