THIS IS MY STORY, HE IS MY SONG

EXODUS 15:1-5

Pastor Rick Jackson

This is the first song given in the Bible. It has three verses of unequal length. The first verse is a testimonial to others as to Who God is in my life and what He has done for me! It is this verse we will explore in this message.

The second verse [v. 6-10] is directed straight to God and deals with how awesome God is. The third verse of the song [v. 11-18] is likewise directed to God and rejoices in what He will do with reference at the end to what He has already done. Lord willing, these latter 2 verses will be the subject of our next meeting.

I. I WILL SING FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE! [v.1]

1. IT IS A SONG OF AN INDIVIDUAL NATURE [v. 1]

"Then sang Moses..." "I will sing..."

2. IT IS A SONG OF A SHARED EXPERIENCE [v. 1]

"Then sang Moses and the children of Israel..."

3. IT IS A SONG OF A WORK OF GRACE [v. 1]

"I will sing unto the LORD, for HE hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath HE thrown into the sea."

II. I WILL SING FOR WHO HE IS! [v. 2]

1. HE IS MY STRENGTH

Psalm 28:7 The LORD [is] my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

2. HE IS MY SONG (not just that He gives me a song)

Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Psalm 118:14 The LORD [is] my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Isaiah 12:2 Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song; he also is become my salvation.

3. HE HAS BECOME MY SALVATION (not automatic)

Psalm 118:21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.

III. I WILL SING FOR HE IS WORTHY OF PRAISE! [v. 2c-5]

1. HE IS MY GOD [v. 2]

2. I AM HIS HABITATION [v. 2, 2 Cor. 6: 16]

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

3. HE IS MY FATHER'S GOD [v. 2]

4. I WILL EXALT HIM [v. 2]

5. HE IS MY VICTORY! [v. 3-5, Rm. 8:31-39]

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.