Psalm 142

In David's life, there were many moments of giving up. I want to direct your attention to 1 Samuel 21. I referenced this time in David's life yesterday in my comments on Psalm 141. David has just grabbed the sword of Goliath and fled to Gath, Goliath's hometown. He went to meet with the King of Gath for protection, but he was afraid, so he acted insane to get out of the meeting. Rejected, David returned to Israel to find that no one was on his side anymore. While David was away, Saul found out that the priests were on David's side, and had them all murdered by Doeg the Edomite. David was alone, and without allies. It is from this point, hiding in a cave, that David uttered these words.

Has your spirit ever grown faint? Have you ever had that feeling of lost-ness, or every been afraid that you could lose everything? This psalm may be your heart-psalm.

In these moments, God is all we have left. And God is a safe refuge. Indeed, ihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giff we are honest with ourselves, God is all whttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gife ever have. Everything else is temporary. This psalm could be our heart-psalm any day.

What's amazing is that right after this psalm was uttered, God did something amazing. Read Psalm 142:7, then read 1 Samuel 22. No, really, take a moment.

Yes, when David was seeking God, God was already answering David's prayer. When he was done praying, his family and a rough band of debtors and people fed up with Saul's increasingly evil rule surround David and become his army. It's very Robin Hood-esque. David's brothers, the ones who told him he was foolish to face Goliath, now surround him as a king. It reminds me of what Jesus said- seek first the Kingdom of God, and all these things (the things we worry about) will be added as well (Matthew 6:33). When our hearts are focused on God, who knows what God will do?