Psalm 7:1-2 and 17 - O LORD
my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute
me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul
like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to
deliver.
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness:
and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
David…hiding in caves…running for his life…had to be completely
overwhelmed with why God would have allowed him to be so persecuted if he had
chosen him to be king. He could have at
any moment taken off in a vengeful spree of killing …trying to rid himself of
the problems that had him hiding in those caves.
But the key to David’s strength was the fact that he was
trusting in God…even though he had no clue what God was doing and why. Instead of acting on impulse and trying to
fix his own problem …David chose to cry out to God and wait for God to fix it
in his own time.
Here’s the most amazing thing….David was thankful through
this whole ordeal. In the midst of all the junk he was having to deal with…he
found time to tack a “thank you” on to his prayer. And what is even more
amazing to me is that his thank you was not just mere words…he meant it with
his whole heart. And because God knows
every thought that slips out of our mind…he knew David’s humble thanks was
real.
It is a great reminder to me…this Thanksgiving Day…2013…to
make sure I stop and say “Thank You” to God for all he has done. Even with all my losses in the last few years…I
am blessed to be gathered with my family this day. I woke to the great smell of roasted turkey
that had baked all night in mom’s oven. Nerf bullets from my nephew’s guns are
flying around me as I try to process the great chapter of Psalms that I read
last night. You can’t see the smile on
my face as I write…but God does...and the warmth of the smile he has on his
face is what powers me through the days that are not so sweet as this one.
That must be the way David felt…hunkered down in that dark …damp
cave. It must have been the memories of
the good times…the feeling he had when he was anointed as a young boy…that gave
him the strength to bear the horrible conditions of his life at this point.
Instead of giving up and trying to solve his own problem..he was will to wait
on God to fix it for him…no matter how long it took.
Father…I thank you for all the good things you have put in
my life…and I also thank you for all the bad things you have used to teach me
more about your great love. Help me to
always keep an attitude of thanks for everything that happens…so I can be like David…and
always remember that no matter how bad it seems…you are weaving some great plan
to make it all better. Thank you for one more great Thanksgiving day with
family….and feast of food to nourish my physical body. Thank you most of all
for the truth of your great Bible…and the love of your son Jesus Christ…that
died to save and give me eternal life. Amen.
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