Refuge Wanted
Read Luke 10:30–37
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
Read Luke 10:30–37
Life is so short. We really don't have many years. And to spend them doing dumb stuff seems like such a waste.
David’s cry for help doesn’t end with an account of God’s sudden and miraculous provision. Instead, the songwriter commits to doing what comes least naturally to people in fear.
Just imagine...those who are physically disabled today will one day dance in beautiful co-ordination and leap in ecstatic joy.
We draw strength from this single truth almost every day of our lives—more than we realize. It becomes the mental glue that holds our otherwise shattered thoughts together.
While David’s first response to fear wasn’t a panicked plea for help, he didn’t live in denial. He merely chose to celebrate God’s power to recall His past triumphs.
When fear has us in its icy grip, we quickly turn toward self-preservation. We hope to avoid loss, escape pain, or cheat death.
As David faced his fears and expressed them to God in Psalm 27, he began with worship, celebrating the power and faithfulness of his God.
If fear has become your daily grind, Psalm 27 should prove very helpful. It is a song intended to take the pain out of that dreadful grind.
As David concludes his song about the grinding pain of unjust treatment and his chosen responses, he then commits to patience.