Have you ever felt cornered? Stuck in between a rock and a hard place, you felt you had nowhere to turn?
I imagine this is how David felt when writing Psalm 56. This psalm, which tells us was written when David was seized in Gath, refers to 1 Samuel 21:10-15 when David is running from Saul. He fears for his life. He writes:
At the beginning of the psalm, David is fearful. By the time we get to verses 12-13, the fear dissipates. We’re left with a God who is a deliverer from death and a light of life.
David cries out, “record my misery, list my tears on your scroll—are they not in your record?” It’s a good reminder that God cares about your fears and sorrows. He wants to record them. He does not overlook them.
Even while being pursued, David praises the Lord. Even during a time when his life may perish at any moment, he states (more than once) “what can man do to me?”
And I think that cannot be repeated enough.
It’s quite easy to be caught up in the arguments, beliefs, values, morals etc. of our world and forget our supreme creator in it all. It’s depressing, and it’s easy to go along with the crowd for fear of man.
Once we remember “mere mortals” have no say in our eternity, it becomes a little easier to breathe. Once we remember that death doesn’t have a sting, and worldly social standing is useless, our eyes have an easier time looking to Jesus and no one else.
In the midst of the enemy, walk before God in the light of life.
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