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Thursday... Maybe we need this word today.


Psalm 57:1b (NIRV), "There I will stay until the danger is gone."

Thursday... Maybe we need this word today.

There are words in life that give us confidence no matter what we are facing. Now we have to believe them in order for them to have an impact.


David wrote Psalm 57 while he was in a cave hiding from Saul who wanted to kill him and he says in the last part of verse 1, "There I will stay." It was a safe place and Saul didn't know that he was there. But he doesn't stop there. With confidence he said, "There I will stay until." And until is definitely a word of faith and confidence. "There I will stay until the danger is gone."

Do we need that today?

Let me give you the whole verse. In verse 1 David says, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." And that is a great place to start in times of trouble. Maybe that is what we need to pray today, "Have mercy on me, God. Have mercy on me." It is so great to have someone to turn to, isn't it?

He goes on, and he says this with confidence, "I go to you for safety." I think David has been in many different kinds of caves before. He says, "I will find safety in the shadow of your wings." Yes he has been through tough times before and he can say, "I will find safety in the shadow of your wings." And that is a great place to be. It is a place where we can feel safe. I am so glad that I have found that to be true in my life.

And then he says, "There I will stay until the danger is gone." We don't have to be there the rest of our life. Just until the danger is gone. David knew that God had mercy for him. He knew he would be safe there under God's wings and he will stay there until the danger is gone.

I don't know what you are going through but I know there is a God who has mercy for you if you go to him. He really does care for you and what you are going through and you will find safety under his wings and there will be an end to this that you are going through because he is working on the problem and you will be safe until the danger is gone. And the word until is a word of encouragement and confidence. Maybe we need that word today. It jumped out at me as I read it this morning.

David goes on. Verses 2-3 (NLT) says, "I cry out to God, Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. He will send help from heaven to rescue me disgracing those who hound me. My God will send forth his unfailing love and faithfulness." Yes, God loves us and he will be faithful and he wants to fulfill his purpose for me.

So yes, maybe we need this word today. Now the word with no capital w is until but the capital W means it all is a Word from God and we need to be constantly in it no matter what we are going through. Yes, we may need the word until to give us confidence in our trouble but for sure we need the Word of God on a daily basis.

So, yes, "There I will stay until the danger is gone." Yes, until. God is going to take care of it. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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