“My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.” Psalm 57:7 NIV
When he was a teenager, David was anointed as king to replace the disobedient King Saul. Then he slew the giant Goliath and was thrust into instant national fame. But King Saul’s jealous rage sent David running for his life. He spent the better part of his twenties dodging Saul’s repeated attempts on his life. The title tells us that he wrote this psalm “when he fled from Saul, in the cave.” Caves are interesting places to visit once in a while. The lights show all the beautiful formations. But David didn’t have electric lights. He was hiding, so he probably didn’t even keep his torches burning. Even with lights, I wouldn’t want to live in a cave, especially if there was a hostile army outside seeking to kill me! If I were holed up in a cave, hiding from a madman and his army, and if God had promised me something that didn’t seem to be coming true, the last thing I would be doing would be writing praise songs. Yet, here is David, singing in the cave! And he’s not singing the blues! He is exalting the Lord! He has something to teach us about how we are to think and act in those times when we are holed up in a cave, when God’s promises don’t seem true. Are we willing to open the eyes of our hearts to listen and learn from David as to how to sing in the cave?
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, give us an open heart to learn from David.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, through David, You have something to teach us about how we are to think and act in those times when we are holed up in a cave, when Your promises don’t seem true. We open our hearts to listen and learn. AMEN
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)
Proverbs 4:26-27
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