I can't stand it when people lie. More so, I can't stand it when people lie about me.
How about you? Do you ever feel that burning inside when someone is out to get you, and everything they are saying about you is a lie. David felt that way. As I said in the last entry, David has a way of knowing that God is in control and he finds comfort in His relationship with him. Even in dark times like these. Listen how he talks to God with boldness and confidence.
Psalm 64
1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint;
protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked,
from the plots of evildoers.
3 They sharpen their tongues like swords
and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.
4 They shoot from ambush at the innocent;
they shoot suddenly, without fear.
5 They encourage each other in evil plans,
they talk about hiding their snares;
they say, “Who will see it?”
6 They plot injustice and say,
“We have devised a perfect plan!”
Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
7 But God will shoot them with his arrows;
they will suddenly be struck down.
8 He will turn their own tongues against them
and bring them to ruin;
all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.
9 All people will fear;
they will proclaim the works of God
and ponder what he has done.
10 The righteous will rejoice in the LORD
and take refuge in him;
all the upright in heart will glory in him!
-NIV
Isn't verses 7 and following great? It's like the turning point of a movie when good begins to win. You want to stand up and yell, YES!!! FINALLY!!! It's the part where David visualizes a truth about God.
He will not allow the evil to go unpunished.
David pauses in the middle of the chaos and sees the ending of the story. To often, I'm too ensnared by the moment and fail to see that God is with me and he sees the same thing I do. Far too often I feel like I have to fight my own battles. But I don't.
God is our defender. And David knows it.
Lord, help me to be more like David.
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