Remember where we are in God's Word—we are searching the Scriptures and finding the testimony of David that God was his refuge. We know as New Testament believers that we also are to flee to Christ as our Refuge. Where is David when he...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How does God rescue us from all the pits we fall into through life? That's what Psalm 40 is all about!David verbally says that he trusts God.Sometimes we need to break the spiritual silence in our heart by talking to God. Telling Him what we...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we open to Psalm 40, David feels all alone, abandoned and dejected. Why?In verses 1-4 we find that he was out of touch with the Lord. His life was defeated. He had yielded to sin. He had cultivated bad habits. He had allowed his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we open to Psalm 40, David feels all alone, abandoned and dejected. Why?In verses 1-4 we find that he was out of touch with the Lord. His life was defeated. He had yielded to sin. He had cultivated bad habits. He had allowed his...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Fleeing to Christ as our refuge works in no matter what spiritual, physical or emotional state we find ourselves in—throughout all of our lives. This morning in Psalm 40 David confesses for all the world to hear—that he has become...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Christ is our refuge we can flee to Him at any time and in any condition—and He will never turn anyone away. In a pitiful muddy mess David trudges to the Lord. Like the buddies on their way back from digging along the creek, head to toe...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Everything was going so well for so long—Goliath, worship leader for the king, warrior, king's cabinet, king's son-in-law and then everything fell apart!Christ is our Refuge—but not if we can't see His open arms.Sometimes, in the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When life unexpectedly overwhelms us and we feel we can't go on and we feel all alone—what do we do? David faced that as well as so many of God's faithful servants through the years. Just because we love and serve the Lord doesn't mean...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
David suffers intense loneliness as moves to a new location not by choice, and under duress. In First Samuel 21:11 as he fled from Saul to the Philistine city of Gath, David wrote Psalms 56, 34 and 70—how to overcome the feelings of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
David suffers intense loneliness as he loses his job. In First Samuel 21:1-9 as he flees to Ahimelech the priest, David writes Psalm 52—how to overcome the feelings of loneliness when we are out of work.David lost his job. David has fled...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
