Psalm 54: 1-7
Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me (Ps.54;4).
A Sanctuary from Fear
written by: Duane Brush
(Editor of Word Action)
David was a wanted man. King Saul posted David's face in every Israelite post office. David was hiding in a desert area south of Hebron known as "the Desert of Ziph" (1 Sam.23:15). Some of the people who lived in that area saw their opportunity to score some points with King Saul. "Is not David hiding among us?" they said (23:19). They even volunteered to apprehend David. It would not be, however, because "God did not give David into [Saul's] hands"(23:14).
David"s fate was not or Saul to decide; it wasn't in the oily hands of the sons of Ziph. David was in God's hands. It was God who sustained his life.
Too often we are tempted to look at our enemies, whether they can stand on two feet or inhabit our hearts, our minds, or or our circumstances. Like David, we need to cry out to the Lord and abide in the stronghold of faith. In that place, fear rolls away like an ocean wave from a granite shore. In that place, we can sing with David, "For he has delivered me from all my troubles (Ps.54:7a).
He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind (1 Sam. 15:29).
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