God's Cave, God's Timing
Psalm 57 was sung by David in the Cave while he hid from the deadly pursuit of Saul's jealous rage. That is very important to understand when you read the first line: Psalm 57:1 (ESV) Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by. David was stuck, alone, in a dark dreary cave. But his firm confidence in God is so strong he sees the cave as the "shadow" of the Lord's wings "till the storms... pass b y." I don't know if you like where you right now. Perhaps you're sitting in a cave. Perhaps you had dreams that seem to have never come to pass and instead of "arriving" you've been barely surviving. Life can be like that some times. What do you do in God's cave? Complain? Pray? Groan? That's what many do. David sings and he considers this dark damp cave the loving hand of God who knows no...