Today’s Reading : Psalms 55
Give ear to my prayer, O God,
and hide not yourself from my plea for mercy!
2 Attend to me, and answer me;
I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
3 because of the noise of the enemy,
because of the oppression of the wicked.
For they drop trouble upon me,
and in anger they bear a grudge against me.
4 My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
6 And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
7 yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
8 I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest.”
If we are able to use the psalms as guides, we can see the different evolutions of David from his beginnings to departure. In this current psalms, we are witnessing David in the latter parts of his life.
Throughout David’s entire life, David showed a sense of perseverance. In the beginning of his life, he was the youngest of his father‘s sons. He was given the most difficult and mundane duties, being a shepherd and watching over the flock and being errand runner.
In his adolescence and young adult life, was a warrior and a musician and found favor in the Kings court. During this same time he was also pursued by the king and made many attempts to kill him.
In his adult life, he had to flee and run for his life. He also had questionable items in his life where he betrayed and killed some of his close friends.
In the later periods of his life, he had some peace, but he was usurped by his son and his best friend.
In the end of his life, he was still king, and he remembered God‘s grace and God‘s mercy.
In this particular psalms, you can see the maturity of David in his writings. He is understanding where he is in his life. The scholars say that David wrote this during his 62nd year of life. At this point in time, David is in exile from his kingdom. Unlike the previous songs, there is a sense of patience and expectation of God‘s intervention. David is remembering his friends love and his friends betrayal. David is able to be more at peace during this period of time then in previous years. David is able to wait and see the glory of God in all situations.
But I call to God and the Lord will save me.
17 Evening and morning and at noon
I utter my complaint and moan,
and he hears my voice.
18 He redeems my soul in safety
from the battle that I wage,
for many are arrayed against me.
19 God will give ear and humble them,
he who is enthroned from of old, Selah
because they do not change
and do not fear God.
Many times we have different situations and different scenarios throughout our lives. Sometimes there is a recurring theme that happens to these. When we are first introduced to these situations, we are anxious and troubled. When we see these situations or scenarios later on, we can have a better understanding of it, but we still have some anxiety. But when we allow God to use us in each of these situations, we are able to see the fullness of the situation. We can wait and see what God has planned for us. We are able to have a piece that transcends all understanding.
What are the things that we are experiencing this week that we’ve seen before? What are the things that we are seeing for the uncountable time, what are the ways that we can show others? God’s grace in a miss of the situation?
Be blessed.
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