Read this first: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+54&version=NIV
This starts with David sounding all whiney:
ruthless people are trying to kill me—
people without regard for God.
Yet it’s true. I can’t say I’ve been in that position where people want to kill me. I was just thinking of what’s the closest thing to the current situation I’ve been in. I normally go out a lot and a long while back U2 was coming to town and I got tickets for my friends and I to go. Both of my friends were leaving town soon after so I thought it was a good last hurrah. Then Bono went mountain biking in central park, fell off the bike, broke his back and was out for like a year. The tour was off and by the time it came back to town my friends had moved. That doesn’t compare to COVID. Nor does it compare with anything David went through. Privilege though a controversial term pretty well describes my life.
And yet David still also says this:
I will sacrifice a freewill offering to you;
I will praise your name, Lord, for it is good.
7 You have delivered me from all my troubles,
and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes.
Even though people are trying to kill me- I will praise God. I will give honor due to him. I don’t know that if I were in his shoes I could say the same thing. There are people who have told me point blank I won’t come to church if you make me wear a mask. The response from the church has been so not wearing a mask is more important to you than worshipping God? In Egypt- metal detectors are used before going into church bags are checked. We have it very easy in America and yet we want to resist- you can’t tell me what to do. We’re weak is what I’m saying and we have no idea what persecution is like. I’m still offended by TSA taking my nutella 3 years ago when boarding a plane. Apparently it’s not a solid! I’m so soft. So to deal with real persecution would be hard. I know that it would test my faith and everything about me. Yet David still says- you’ve delivered me. I will give you glory.
May the Spirit give us the strength to do the same!
Marking It Up 