The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. Psalm 116:6
Reading King David’s words, I wonder what he felt as he played his harp for the demented King Saul. A little earlier, David had been anointed king. He knew God chose him for the throne, but at that moment in time, he was a palace musician, not a king. He was asked to serve the very one who wore the crown that had been promised to him. When God makes a promise, it is often hard to believe it’s still true when it feels like we’ve taken two steps backward.
How has God brought you low? Do you feel like you’ve gone backward instead of forward? Are you being asked to serve someone who is jealous of you? Pray for someone who despises you? Work for someone who takes advantage of you?
God teaches two things when He brings His child to a low place.
1.) Humility. It is imperative for me to learn to serve others as Jesus served.
2.) The nature of evil. Seasons in which I’m asked to draw close to someone who has it in for me give me an ‘up close and personal’ experience with ungodliness. It makes me street-smart about those who will cross my path in the future. If I can see this time as being in God’s schoolroom, learning life skills that will be life-saving, then I will find peace.
When I see the wilderness as punishment, this is spiritual immaturity. God never takes His child backward. The journey is always upward and steady.
Teach me humility through obedience and wisdom through observing. Amen
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