David was a man after God’s own heart.
1 Samuel records three times when David refused to use his circumstances for personal gain.
God had rejected Saul as king and
appointed David in his stead. In a jealous rage Saul sought David’s life. He
and his troops chased after David. David and his men hid in the recesses of a
cave. When Saul entered the cave alone, David’s men encouraged him to take
vengeance on Saul. David refused. Instead, he chose to wait for God to rescue
him.
Psalms 142:1-2,
5-6
A maskil of
David. When he was in the cave. A prayer.
I cry aloud to
the Lord;
I lift up my voice
to the Lord for mercy.
I pour out before
him my complaint;
before him I tell
my trouble.
I cry to
you, Lord;
I say, “You are my
refuge,
my portion in the
land of the living.
Listen to my cry,
for I am in
desperate need;
rescue me from
those who pursue me”[i]
David was a man after God’s own heart. David and Jesus each refused to become king by disobeying The Ten Commandments:[ii] David refused to murder Saul, Jesus refused to worship Satan.[iii] Both chose to wait for God to rescue them.
Continuing the story of “Redemption,” this short Psalm (based on David’s circumstances in 1 Samuel 24 – 26) is scrolling playback of the song.
Kathy
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1 Samuel 24 – 26.
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