Overview
Your enemies will either drive you from God or drive you to God. In David's hour of need he found a sure Kefuge (140, 142), a trustworthy Friend (141), a listening Ear (143), a strong Ami (144). a merciful King (145)—and you can, too! |
Your Daily Walk
For David, life had caved in ... literally! Pursued by Saul's search-and-destroy party, David fled to the cave of Adullam. There he was joined by 400 ragtag troops, every one of them "in distress ... in debt, and ... discontented" {1 Samuel 22:2). There David's emotions hit bottom. And there he penned Psalm 142—a prayer for those times when life caves in. A prayer, perhaps, that you need to pray today.
In the cave of Adullam, David felt hemmed in, emotionally drained, and without a friend in the world (w, 3-4, 6). But rather than drifting from God, David's problems drove him coward God. Notice the object of his plea: "I cried unto the LORD ... unto the LORD did I make my supplication. 1 poured out my complaint before him.... 1 cried unto thee, O LORD'' (w. 1-2, 5). Brought low by his pursuers, David found he had nowhere tolook but up.
Where do you feel imprisoned today? By the emotional drain of family life? Pressure at work? Uncertain finances? A lingering illness? You. like David, have a choice. You can allow problems to drive a wedge between you and God, Or you can run Jo the only sure Refuge in time of trouble. David fled to a cave, but found a Fortress. Join your voice with his by making Psalm 142:7 your prayer: "Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name-, the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shall deal bountifully with me."
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