A 19th century Victorian poem called “Invictus”
penned by William Earnest Henley ends with this haughty announcement: “I am
Master of my Fate, I am Captain of my soul.”
As a poor, weak, sinner in desperate need of a Redeemer, and an Advocate on my behalf before a Holy God, I am so thankful that my destiny and the fate of my soul is not dependent upon my own intellect or abilities. In Psalms we find the opposite of this bold statement by an author who humbly asks: “Lead me, O Lord, in Thy Righteousness..(5:8), “Lead me in Thy Truth, for You are the God of my salvation” (25:5), and acknowledges that “You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore lead me for Your Name’s sake, and guide me.” Rather than being charged with the care of my soul, I’m so thankful to be able to “commit the keeping of [my] soul to Him…” (1 Peter 4:19).
O Lord, You are Master of my Fate, You are the Guardian of my soul.
As a poor, weak, sinner in desperate need of a Redeemer, and an Advocate on my behalf before a Holy God, I am so thankful that my destiny and the fate of my soul is not dependent upon my own intellect or abilities. In Psalms we find the opposite of this bold statement by an author who humbly asks: “Lead me, O Lord, in Thy Righteousness..(5:8), “Lead me in Thy Truth, for You are the God of my salvation” (25:5), and acknowledges that “You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore lead me for Your Name’s sake, and guide me.” Rather than being charged with the care of my soul, I’m so thankful to be able to “commit the keeping of [my] soul to Him…” (1 Peter 4:19).
O Lord, You are Master of my Fate, You are the Guardian of my soul.
