Claiming Jehovah as Your Own in Faith

When the psalmist cries, "O Jehovah my God," he makes an extraordinary claim. He takes Jehovah—the great I AM—to be his possession, his very own. This stands in sharp opposition to those who make idols their god, or riches, or the lusts of their own hearts. He claims full possession of all that dwells in the Almighty.

Notice the boldness of his faith. Even viewing Jehovah as a judge—terrible in righteousness, consuming in holiness—the psalmist lays his hand upon his God without flinching. He does not cower before the blaze of divine justice. Instead, he grips hold of the very throne from which judgment flows.

This is the essence of victorious faith: to pronounce the word "my" from the inmost soul when addressing Jehovah. Not tentatively. Not with doubt. But with the full certainty of a child claiming his Father's hand. He who can speak this word with such conviction—who can genuinely say, "Jehovah is mine"—may laugh to scorn all his enemies. They cannot touch what belongs to God. They cannot shake what is held in the grip of the Almighty. Your adversaries become insignificant when you have secured the infinite as your own.