Sometimes, when I read the Scripture, it’s life-giving; other times it’s dry. Sometimes, we give it the attention it needs – others, not so much.
And then, every once in a while, I read the Scripture, and it breathes life into me. I mean God comes down and is embracing you, and as you read, you feel the very heart of God moving you. This morning I read Psalm 143. There have been songs written, and sermons taught about this particular song, but today, today it spoke to me in a different light.
For the first time, I think that my heart was exactly where David’s was when he wrote this. I believe that he was experiencing a time in his life in which he knew he couldn’t take another step without God’s blessing – not one, single step. Satan was hard after him, and the powers of this world were closing in on him, and he needed to just kneel and let God fight his enemies. I believe he was crying, sobbing uncontrollably when he wrote this, so much he couldn’t even see the words he was writing, much less having no idea the impact that his writings would have on humanity.
He writes, “Answer me quickly, O LORD, my spirit fails; Do not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul. Deliver me, O LORD, from my enemies; I take refuge in You.
May you run to your Creator today. May you take refuge in Him alone.