Monday, September 10, 2012

Stand Strong


Psalms 52:1 KJV
To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

The Situation
In the title
Doeg saw David with the priest (who did not know David was fleeing King Saul) and turned him in to Saul. Saul then killed all the priests at Nob. A tragic situation.

The Scolding
Vs 1-7
David's prayer/scolding of Doeg is merciless. This man, David was confident, would pay for his sin.

The Standing
Vs 8-9
Though David was in flight for his life and though a terrible thing had happened in Nob, David's faith was in God. He could not have known what would be the eventual outcome, but he did know that God was over it. He therefore stood tall and strong and rejoiced in his faith.

We don’t always know why the tragic things happen around us, to us or sometimes because of us. However, if we follow the Lord through it we can still praise Him and stand in His grace.

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