(Psalm 16:1-6)…..Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. 2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord, my goodness is nothing apart from You.” 3 As for the saints who are on the earth, “they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.” 4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god; Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor take up their names on my lips. 5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot. 6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; Yes, I have a good inheritance.
Why is it that David can trust God? Why can we trust Him? Because He is Lord (my Lord David says) – (Adonay; Ad-o-noy) – He has authority and power, and is matchless in His being. David wrote, “The LORD said to my Lord…” (Psalm 110:1). Thomas said, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:27-28). Paul wrote, “…Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:7-8), by virtue of His death and resurrection (Romans 14:8-9). Peter also proclaimed Jesus as Lord to the Jews on Pentecost (Acts 2:36), and to the Gentiles at Cornelius’ home (Acts 10:36).
To a true Christian Jesus is the only Lord (1 Corinthians 8:5-6) (Ephesians 4:4-6). This rules out any other “lords” such as myself or you (Luke 9:23-26) (Galatians 2:20). Such as the world (Galatians 6:14). Who is Jesus to you? You might acknowledge Him as “the” Lord. You might join others in praising Him as “our” Lord. Have you submitted to Him such that you can rightly say, Jesus is “my” Lord?
We are nothing without the Lord. It is the Lord who preserves us! It is the Lord who has authority and power and is matchless in His being. Without Him who are we? Even our goodness is nothing apart from Him, and there is no success (or good fortune) to me outside of the Lord (Romans 7:18).