Psalm 34:6

Psalm 34:6

This poor man called     

As we have reflected, at the beginning of the Psalm, David was in a desperate place; hounded by the King of Israel, parted from his best friend and his family, unsafe in his own land and amongst his own people, he had crossed into enemy territory and resorted to deceiving a Philistine King by acting like a madman! Everywhere he went he was a fugitive and his life was in danger, he was in desperate straits indeed. The Psalm describes David as a poor man, I doubt that he had much in the way of money and possessions but, the word “poor” has other connotations. He was poor in that he could not change circumstances; they were outside of his control. He could not save himself and his men. He could not predict what might happen next. He knew of no way out of this situation. Everything was against David except, His God. So, the fugitive called and the Lord heard him. What a lesson this is! Sometimes it takes desperation to bring us to our knees. When all else has failed we call upon the Lord, and He hears us. Hallelujah! We should be like David and give our Lord the credit when things start to change. It is not our doing. He watches over us. He will not let us fall. As long as you and I are resident on this earth, the Lord God Almighty watches out for us, He hears our cries and He will deliver us from the most impossible dilemmas. He is God. This verse tells us that all we have to do is trust Him. 

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