for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
till the storms of destruction pass by.
I cry out to God Most High,
to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame him who tramples on me. Selah
God will send out his steadfast love and his faithfulness!
(Psalm 57:1-3 ESV)
David's life was one storm after another. Between Saul and the Philistines, all the people who gathered around him, depending on him to help them with their problems, and worrying about his aging parents, David couldn't get a break. At this point Saul was in hot pursuit, and there seemed like no way of escape. So he did what he did best: he cried out to God for mercy, realizing that God had a purpose for him that HE was going to fulfill. It was not David living up to God's expectations; it was God carrying out His plan and purpose for and through David. As the instruments would play their interlude to let us reflect on this truth, it's as if David cannot hold himself back, as he chants: GOD WILL SEND OUT HIS STEADFAST LOVE AND HIS FAITHFULNESS! God is like that. We can depend on Him. Let's call out to Him, and watch the storm pass by.
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