REVERBERATIONS FROM DAVID’S PSALMS
FLY TO THE
MOUNTAINS
Psalm 11: 1 “In the Lord I take refuge. How then can you (my friends) say to me:
‘flee like a bird to your mountain.’”
SOMETIMES YOU JUST WANT TO RUN AWAY AND
HIDE
Maybe you have
been in a situation where some people were shooting their arrows of dislike at
you with lies, rumors and malicious stories coming at you from many directions.
So it was
for David after he killed Goliath and entered Saul’s court. At first, he was the young hero, so strong
and so successful that the women of the land made up songs about him and he was
becoming a legend in his own time.
Saul’s son Jonathan, in line to be the next king, became David’s best
friend and Saul’s lovely young daughter, Michal, fell in love with him and
became his wife. Now David is Saul’s son-in law.
But Saul
began to distrust David’s motives. Then
came the vicious rumors when the nation cheered louder for David than they did
for Saul. The king sent him on many
military missions hoping he would be killed.
Then finally tried to kill David himself by throwing javelins at him on
two occasions while he played the harp.
It was
during this dangerous and nerve racking time when social climbers, whisperers,
and those seeking political advantage were threatened by him that David wrote
this Psalm. It is an appropriate Psalm
for us too when we face some crisis in our lives and are tempted to run away
and hide from all the negative circumstances.
It’s a short
Psalm, but the last few verses have some redemption for David and for us. “…The Lord is on His heavenly throne. He observes the sons of men; His eyes examine
them. The Lord examines the righteous
but those who love violence His soul hates.” (v.4-5) “For the Lord is
righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see His face.” (v.7)
NO NEED TO
RUN AND HIDE IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND HONEST.
God’s
justice will win in the end.
(Please also
check out chapter Two in “David’s 7 Secrets” about David’s virtues… p.16
Justice and p.24 Patience.)
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