Bible Study

Title: A Rock-solid Friend
Date: Feb 3, 2012
Topic(s): Obedience/Discipleship, God
Scripture: Psalm 27:5, Psalm 62:5-8

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Have you ever had a friend you felt you could pour out your heart to? You knew your friend would never betray you. Not only that, but you were confident that, if it were possible, your friend would do whatever he or she could to help you with the concerns of your heart.

David had a friend like that. It was God. And he urged others to develop that same kind of relationship with God--one of love and trust. Let's see what he says about this friendship.

Receive

"My soul, wait silently for God alone,
For my expectation is from Him.
He only is my rock and my salvation;
He is my defense;
I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory;
The rock of my strength,
And my refuge, is in God.

"Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us" (Psalm 62:5-8).

• What do you think it means for your soul to "wait silently"?
• Find at least two descriptions of God in these verses that would encourage you to trust Him.
• Because David trusted God, what were some of the results?
• If you were to "pour out your heart before Him" today, what would you say?

Reflect

Everyone needs a friend they can trust implicitly. That's the kind of friendship God offers to those who accept His Son as their Savior. He is Someone whom we can pour our hearts out to and know that He will both listen and act on our behalf. The hymn writer says,

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He'll take and shield thee--
Thou wilt find a solace there.*

Respond

Find a copy of the hymn "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." If you know the tune, quietly sing it and notice all the ways Jesus is our friend. If you don't know the tune, read the words. Then prayerfully ask Jesus to help you experience that kind of friendship with Him.

*Scriven and Converse, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," Public domain.

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