Psalms 142:1-3 I cry aloud with my voice to the Lord; I make supplication with my voice to the Lord. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble before Him. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
Today we read the desperate cries of David from the cave. How often have we felt like David, while he was hiding in the cave? The darkness that surrounds us, even when others are around us; the sadness, the frustration, the overwhelming feelings that come with not seeing an end to the turmoil and the persecution. Those moments in life when it seems that people are continually trying to lay traps in our path, when all we want is to walk peacefully with the Lord and others. Yet, the enemy is ever on the move, trying to distract us and trying to make us take our eyes off of the Lord. We cry out for relief, and ask the Lord to release us from the prison of emotional and spiritual oppression. Although we may not find immediate relief, we can have the same comfort that David found in that dark cave. He knew that the Lord was present and knew his path (v. 3). You see, there is no place we can go, or path we can take, that God does not see. He already knows what the enemy is doing, and knows all the traps that have been set and are being set. The greatest comfort we can have is knowing that whatever comes our way will only be what God allows. We can also rest assured that He will be walking with us all the way through whatever the trial. It does not matter if the trial is of our own making, because of a choice(s) we have made, or if it is simply because the enemy is trying to hinder our walk with, and service to, the Lord; God remains faithful. Let us turn to Jesus in prayer, bringing our cares, worries, concerns, supplications to Him, and let the peace of God that passes all understanding get a firm hold of our hearts and minds. Let us have the kind of peace that enables us to make the right choices, even when a door opens for us to take vengeance for ourselves; just as David did when King Saul also entered the same cave. We must be able to, even in the midst of feeling overwhelmed, respond in a way that does not make the situation worse than it is. Most importantly we must not let those cave moments cause us to respond in a way that dishonors the Name of Jesus. We must never forget that regardless of how we feel, we are never alone in the cave. Jesus is always with us.
Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His free gift of salvation (Rom 7:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive His free gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).
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