Save me, O God! For the waters have come up to my neck. I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold; I have come into deep waters, and the flood sweeps over me. I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God. Psalm 69:1-3 – When you pause to take in the imagery David is giving us in these verses, it’s a dark place he was in. Imagine slowly sinking in a mud pit with no place to hold yourself up. The waters level is at your neck, rising, and begin to splash even over your head. You’re crying out with everything you have, but you cried for so long your throat is dry, your body has nothing left, and no one has come to help. For most this would be a place where we’d just have to accept the reality of death that is about to come our way, yet David in this space turns to the Lord. The awesome God he spoke about in the previous psalm David now cried out to while in this dark place. While likely David wasn’t actually in such a place as described in these verses, he certainly had his share of dark places life ushered him into. What did David do in such dark places that we too can do in our dark places? Cry out to the awesome God that we serve. Truly you may be at the spot mentally and emotionally that David was at, at a spot where you’ve settled that death is your next step. Please know, even at that low spot, our God can save and heal. You may have sunk below the surface of the water and all you see is darkness, but even there our God can rescue and put your feet back on solid ground. While you’ve cried out for so long, cry out again but this time to the Lord. In Him you will find all you are looking for. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3482
Question To Ponder: What is something people may cry to that won’t answer them like they need?
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