“Then the king said to Zadok, ‘Take the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the Lord’s eyes, he will bring me back and let me see it and his dwelling place again. But if he says,’ I am not pleased with you, ‘then I am ready; let him do to me whatever seems good to him.’” 2 Samuel 15:25-26

Lord God Almighty, I am often tempted to take things into my own hands. I am often tempted to fight fire with fire, to fight attacks with more attacks. I am tempted to throw the spear back. I am often tempted to live my life and protect myself as if it were all up to me to make my feet secure. I am often tempted to work as if it were up to me to make things happen and to move things ahead. But I am learning an important lesson from David today and, I PRAY, SEND YOUR Holy Spirit to me today to help me learn it. David teaches me to entrust my cause, my case, my name, and my plans to you. David wasn’t sure where this coup by Absalom was going to lead. But he did know who was going to lead it. He knew you and he was safe in leaving the city knowing that whatever you did was going to be good. Help me to trust your leading and your working. There is not a thing that happens today or any day that is apart from your working and your ruling. Help me to live and work and plan because you are my refuge and strength. You will make my feet secure even as I scramble up a cliff. Amen.

Today is a day for faith not fear. Today is a day to trust the Lord’s plan and his working whether we understand it or not. He will make the footing beneath our feet secure. His name is our mighty tower and a refuge for our souls.