David was running for his life.  There was no place to run and no place to hide.

 

And so he climbed into a cave and prayed that he would be spared.

 

Imagine running for your very life—-and wondering who was behind the next corner waiting to kill you?

 

I hope and pray that none of us would have to experience that….but the reality is that the enemy would have us experience far worse.  And the Lord warns us that He is a roaring lion, waiting for someone to devour.

 

We are placed here on earth inside of a sobering reality:  Death is a certainty for all—and we will all, without fail, face the reality alone.

 

We need to do what David did.  You see—David ALWAYS knew what to do when he faced darkness……David worshipped.

 

Psalm 57  1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

 

David knew that he belonged to the King of the Universe—and he he never, ever, tried to stand on that throne.

 

David belonged to the Lord.

 

Nothing is more vital, as we face the reality of life, than knowing who we belong to.

 

I once heard someone say that they did not know what the future held but that they knew Who held the future…..

 

The first time I heard the first three verses of Psalm 57, I heard them at a friend’s wedding.  The words convicted me and filled me….they filled me with peace and hope and joy.

 

I believe that these words are for all of us.

 

They are meant to be spoken out of a heart of worship, with our hands raised high, to proclaim the One who stands on that throne and holds the keys to eternal life.

 

There is nothing MAN can do to us if we belong to Jesus.  Because the Lord has a covering over our life that will never, ever, let us down.

 

And we must never forget:

 

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked

 

Or stand in the way of sinners

 

Or sit in the seat of mockers

 

his delight is in the law of the Lord,

 

And on His law he meditates day and night.

 

So give him everything you have…..and expect that even if you COULD do that——-that it won’t be EVEN CLOSE to what He gives you in return.

 

In The Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

 

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