Fleeing My Cave
Psalms 63:1 O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water.
My life has changed so much this year. I stepped down from preaching and found myself headed into my third shoulder surgery at a very tough time financially. I sold my most prized possession in hopes of my company surviving financially. The shoulder rehab has been painfully slow, and the greatest burden has been that sleep has become a valuable commodity that is hard to come by. I have found myself living with erratic sleep patterns that have affected me in so many mental and physical ways. The strain mentally has been the greatest of all. Satan has sent his legions to assault my mind that has not been diligent in daily time in God’s Word due to the physical strains of insomnia from pain. I have felt the distance from God and the pains of sin. Satan knows we are our most vulnerable when we are down; he will never play fair, and just like a lion attack the weakest of the herd. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. (I Peter 5:8 NKJV)
Psalm 63 is an intensely personal look into king David’s heart. He has went from a king’s palaces to hiding in a cave while fleeing for his life. I have felt that strain of life change and felt myself distant from what I once knew. I lean to this Psalm of David and the understanding that God never changes, never forsakes, and his sovereignty is even in David’s cave experience and my current strains. He has given me just enough quality time in with Him in the middle of the night to strengthen me. He has assured me I am forgiven even when I failed due to being human, and sins grip on humanity. My prayer has been such as David, the reassurance of the One I worship and the desire to abide in him. My prayer is one of fleeing my sleepless cave, and awaking early each day to start my day with Him in prayer and his Word.
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