“But I will sing about your strength.
In the morning I will joyfully sing about your mercy.
You have been my stronghold and a place of safety in times of trouble.”
Psalm 59:16 GW
David was absolutely freaking out. Although he was destined to be King, he was being viciously targeted by the current King Saul. Saul wanted David dead, and he had sent his top henchmen to do the job.
Yet, in the midst of David’s panic and well-warranted fear, knowing the absolute reality of what was intended as his physical demise which literally surrounded him, he looked Up. What is it about those nighttime fears that can send us into a tailspin of hopelessness? It seems that the Enemy of our souls does his best work in the night. It’s his primary domain. He loves the darkness…hates the Light.
BUT, thinking of “morning” literally, it begins at 12:01:01 AM. It’s the official start of a new day. Though everything seems to look and feel worse in the darkness of night, it’s all “Light” to God. And it’s in the midst of that darkness of a new day that God’s Strength, Mercy, Stronghold of Safety and Protection become the most critical place for us to be.
It’s definitely something to sing about, right through the darkness and into the Light.
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