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'"You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living ..."' Psalm 142:5
So, you thought that caves were the place where long haired beardy Neanderthal types took their women after clubbing them over the head with a tree branch (but enough of your love-life, right)?
Caves feature a good deal in the good book: it was in a cave that David the giant killer wrote some of his most tender poetry (as found in the Psalms). Stuck in a dank, dark cave, David must have thought his 'hero' days were well behind him. No one to cheer on his army victories, no one to hear his latest love ballad, no one to call a friend; David finds himself cold alone fleeing for his life. Yet at his bleakest, he can write, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living'.
There's a strange law that operates on this planet; often when you're at your lowest, God seems closest. Makes sense actually as the Bible talks about God's power being strongest through our weakness.
David, at this point, had no way of knowing that things would turn out right for him. He knew he was predicted to be a future king but stuck in the cavern this must've looked unlikely.
If you're cold, alone, stuck in a bleak problem, take heart: hold onto God's promises and predictions spoken over your life. If our sense of worth is only tied to our success we're sure to be disappointed.
written by Bob Gass
'"You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living ..."' Psalm 142:5
So, you thought that caves were the place where long haired beardy Neanderthal types took their women after clubbing them over the head with a tree branch (but enough of your love-life, right)?
Caves feature a good deal in the good book: it was in a cave that David the giant killer wrote some of his most tender poetry (as found in the Psalms). Stuck in a dank, dark cave, David must have thought his 'hero' days were well behind him. No one to cheer on his army victories, no one to hear his latest love ballad, no one to call a friend; David finds himself cold alone fleeing for his life. Yet at his bleakest, he can write, 'You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living'.
There's a strange law that operates on this planet; often when you're at your lowest, God seems closest. Makes sense actually as the Bible talks about God's power being strongest through our weakness.
David, at this point, had no way of knowing that things would turn out right for him. He knew he was predicted to be a future king but stuck in the cavern this must've looked unlikely.
If you're cold, alone, stuck in a bleak problem, take heart: hold onto God's promises and predictions spoken over your life. If our sense of worth is only tied to our success we're sure to be disappointed.
written by Bob Gass
