May 11, 2011 God, My Refuge

God, My Refuge
Read Psalms 58-62

Ps 59:8-9 But you laugh at them, LORD; you mock all the heathen. 9 I have confidence in your strength; you are my refuge, O God.

WHAT WOULD you say and do if there were armed men in your front yard waiting for you to leave the house? Perhaps the president of the United States had sent special forces to attack you, even though you are innocent, even though you support the president and the United States with all of your heart! What would you say or do?
Would you curse the president? Would you cower in fear? Would you curse God?
The occasion of these psalms is King Saul’s first attacks on David. Recorded in 1 Sam 19:11 “Saul sent men to David’s house to watch it and to kill him in the morning.”
Wow! Where’s God? All David had done was good for Saul, and now Saul is out to kill him. Worse, Saul’s attempts to kill David would continue for many years. Would David say, “What’s up, God? I thought you were on my side. Curse you for abandoning me!”
Not David. No, he has a deep passion for his God. It is a passion that sees through the darkness into the light. David sees God. David knows God is present to protect him. And David PRAISES him!
My friends, whatever the darkness—even if it is the darkness of extreme guilt and shame—turn to God. Welcome in his love. Trust him to conquer your enemies and know he will come to you. You have the same God as David. I pray you have the same heart as David’s heart that trusted God.


Pause and Consider: how powerful praise language is on your heart.