Duress exposes our true nature. David fled Jerusalem just ahead of his son, out to overthrow the king. Many of David’s former supporters joined the rebellion. David’s security vanished. He journeyed to the wilderness in mourning—barefoot and head covered.
With his world crashing in, David shared this thought: If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, he will bring me back…But if he says, “I am not pleased with you,” then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.
Even in disaster David deferred to the Lord. What better evidence revealing David as a man after God’s own heart? Throughout this experience David turned to the Lord again and again. Rather than curse God, he clung to God.
I’m not sure I could have faced such travail and continually looked to the Lord. But many do, and I’m always impressed. May the Lord develop within me a heart reflecting these words of David’s written during his desert time:
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.
2 Samuel 15 & Psalm 63 in reading the Bible in 2023
Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann
Really enjoyed the comments today. Like you, I probably would seek help elsewhere when I most need God.
Safe travels!!!!
Thank you Pat!