Psalm
57 – David’s Cave Experience.
“Your
own “cave” may be a sickroom, a difficult place of ministry, or even a home
where there is tension and trouble. If you do what David did, you will
experience peace and victory even in the cave.
David’s
faith transformed his cave into a Holy of Holies. His confidence was not in the
rocks but “under the wings of God”. In spite of sharp rocks, nets and pits,
David was sure of God’s help.
His
desire was not to just escape but to exalt the Lord. In fact, when he awakened
the next morning, he picked up his harp and sang praises to God.
Trust
Him, exalt Him, sing praises to Him. This approach worked for David in his cave
and it will work for you in your cave.
Psalm
58 God Judges
David
asked God to judge sinners and establish righteousness on the earth. He used
many images as he prayed for their judgment. “Make them toothless lions!” Let
them disappear like water on the sand or like slime of a snail! Make them
broken arrows! Let them be like stillborn children! Let them burn up like fuel
under a pot! Let them be taken up in a whirlwind!”
Because
he was God’s chosen king, David’s enemies were God’s enemies. No doubt, his
personal feelings were involved in these prayers, but his great concern was the
righteousness of God and the good of God’s people. David had the authority to
denounce national enemies; we have the privilege of forgiving personal enemies.
But
you cannot forgive enemies until you realize how wicked their words and deeds
are. A holy anger against sin, and a forgiving spirit toward sinners, is the
mark of a true child of God. The person who has no concern to oppose wickedness
in this world does not know the sinfulness of sin or the holiness of God.
One
day God will judge the wicked. When you pray the first three petitions of the
Lord’s prayer, you are expressing what David wrote in detail. David left all
judgment to the lord but did his part to further God’s holy will on the earth.
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read the chapter listed so that you can understand God’s Word better.
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J.
Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
Dr.
David Jeremiah.
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