ANTHEM OF TRUST!
Read:
Psalms 27
David is a stunning figure of Biblical imagery as an everlasting example of
human weakness when trusting in its singular devices (human wisdom), and
human strength when coupled with trust in the wisdom of God!
David had more than his share of opposition! His father and brothers thought
little of him. King Saul persecuted him! His own generals often sought to
betray him! His own son, whom he loved dearly, conspired against him!
At times David sank low, usually when he
forgot or turned from God. The unique trait of David though, and what made
him a man after God’s own heart (1
Samuel 13:14;
Psalms 89:20;
Acts 13:22),
was the simple fact that David would come to himself (Luke
15:17) and always
come back to God, trusting in His power to aid him.
When David had a heart for God, when he knew that God hates evil and extends
His grace to the faithful, note the words of David in the face of trouble:
Psalm 27:5
“For
in the time of trouble
He shall hide me in His pavilion;
In the secret place of His tabernacle
He shall hide me;
He shall set me high upon a rock.”
Psalm 27:10
“When
my father and my mother forsake me,
Then the
Lord
will take care of me.”
Psalm 27:14
“Wait
on the
Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the
Lord!”
As the
Christ of God has come and brought healing wings (redemption for the soul –
Malachi
4:2), the Apostle Paul recognized the same strength that David
exhibited when trusting in God, and wrote one of the most beautiful passages
of strength that we as children of God through Christ could know. Paul
establishes right out of the gate,
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Read all of
Romans
8:31-39. This coincides with the beautiful passage of strength
Paul would record in
Ephesians 3:17-21,
“To know the love of Christ”.
All of this
for you and me, of course is predicated on the same universal understanding
of having a heart trained for God by His word, and to know that God hates
evil and extend grace to the faithful!!!
So, to
this, we can have the same
“Anthem of Trust”
as David proclaimed, note:
Psalm 27:1
“The
Lord
is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The
Lord
is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I
be afraid?”