Possessive Pronoun

“The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.” 
Exodus 15:2 (NIV) 

​​What if a single, tiny word could be your lifeline in the darkest moments? 

 In the English language, a possessive pronoun denotes ownership of something. We use “my” to describe something belonging to us. 

In today’s verse, the people of Israel sing to God after He rescues them from slavery in Egypt. When they had no escape and the enemy closing in all around them, they knew this one thing: the Lord is “my God.” (Exodus 15:2b, NIV emphasis added) 

You, too, can access the freedom and confidence found in this tiny possessive pronoun. 

Loss, health crises, or feelings of loneliness, anxiousness, and fear can cause you to wonder if God hears your pain. But today’s verse encourages you to cry out to the Promise Keeper who is your strength and your defense.  

Jesus also remembers this pronoun as He hangs on the cross bearing the sins of the world. He cries out to His Father, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” (Mark 15:34, NIV) Though He felt forsaken, Jesus knew God remained His Father.  

Even with everything and everyone against Him, Jesus trusts His Heavenly Father. Even when His Father didn’t seem to answer His prayer to “Take this cup from me,” His confidence in God remained steadfast. In His most deeply human moment of pain, grief, suffering, and questioning, Jesus holds onto all He knew of His Father.  

In His darkest hour Jesus asks, “Why?” and yet He does not lose faith in the goodness of His Father. God welcomes your questions. He’s your God when you question. You can question and still believe. 

 Let your questions cause you to call out to your Heavenly Father. Even in hardship and suffering, let Jesus show you how to hold onto this possessive pronoun. Always remember that God is your God because Jesus is your Savior. 

Prayer: Father, Thank You for being my God. Not because of anything I have done, but because of what Christ has done for me–I call You mine. No matter what I face, help me never stop calling You “My God.” In Jesus’ Name, Amen.