Friday Reflection- Jan 29, 2021

Friday Reflection- Jan 29, 2021

You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life-Psalms 56:13

David was appointed by God to become the next King of Israel. King Saul, who was the current King, was not happy about this so he tried to kill David. David got caught between a rock and a hard place when he was running from Saul trying to save his life but ran into the hands of his greatest enemies, the Philistines . It was in the midst of this terrifying situation that King David wrote Psalms 56.

In order to survive, David had to hide in desserts and caves from Saul and he had to pretend that he was insane to get away from the Philistines. David was obviously panicking and was very fearful, who wouldn’t be in a situation like that ?Even though he openly confessed to being fearful, he immediately followed it up with an affirmation of his trust in God and his ability to deliver him out of the hands of his enemies . Both fear and faith occupied David’s mind at that moment but he knew he couldn’t let fear overpower his faith.

As mentioned above, God promised David that he would be King and that promise was really what kept him going. David had so much faith that God would fulfill His promise, that he started praising him even though he was still in deep trouble. * You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling, so that I may walk before God in the light of life.* This verse shows the confidence David had in God,because he was not yet free but he wrote that Psalms in the past tense knowing God would come through for him.

We too should trust God the way David did and trust His promises. We can trust God by believing what He said and that He actually intends to fulfill His word.

Stay safe, stay blessed
Toni-Ann Poyser