“Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.” (Psalm 34:5 NLT).
Where do you go when the world seems to be closing in around you? When the dark clouds of trouble begin to gather? Remember the setting to this Psalm. David is running for his life from King Saul and the armies of Israel. He is public enemy number 1, anyone in Israel found helping him was executed. He flees into Philistia, to the town of Gath whose hometown hero he had slain. His identity is quickly discovered and he has to act like a madman to survive. In all of this, he is calling upon the Lord for help and deliverance. The result he discovered that “Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy; no shadow of shame will darken their faces.”
What is it that you face today? May I suggest that the solution that David found is just as valid for you today? Your circumstances may not change overnight (David’s lot didn’t change until 13 years later), but your circumstances don’t have to change your demeanor–look to Him for help and discover a joy that cannot be hidden!
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