Desperate

"He has delivered me from every trouble," Psalm 54:7.

Need to be clear: Who talks about rescue here? David. And who did the rescuing? Jehovah God. So what troubled David? Certain people betrayed to King Saul the region where David and his men hid from Saul. While Saul hunted David down, in despair David pleaded with God for rescue. So when did God rescue David? Well, this is the interesting part. When David first sang of God's rescue, it had not yet actually happened. The psalm starts as the cry of a desperate man to his only hope for survival, God. And in seven verses, it ends with such assurance in God that David, while running, speaks of God's future rescue as already made real. By faith, not by sight. Sky kingdom.

Today, touching base with a brother or sister, we encourage one another to plan for God's sure rescue tomorrow. And, together, we sing the songs of God's deliverance in thankful assurance.