Tuesday, January 28, 2014

 

DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 35; Psalms 7-8; Matt. 19:16 to 20:16

I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication.    Psalm 142:1

Generally speaking, caves are unpleasant places. In a figurative sense multitudes live in caves every day—caves of worry, discouragement, depression, bitterness, fear, doubts, loneliness, to name just a few. When David wrote this psalm he was in a literal cave, perhaps Engedi or Adull-am, hiding from King Saul who wanted to kill him. What did David do? He prayed. And this is what we should do when we find ourselves in a dark and troublesome cave.    —W. Ross Rainey

Whatever fears or foes betide,
In Thy blest presence we may hide;
And while we rest our souls on Thee,
Thou wilt our Sanctuary be!
—Samuel Medley

 

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