DAILY?READINGS: Deut. 29; Amos 7-8; Luke 15:11-32
The Lord saveth not with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s. I Samuel 17:47
This was the secret of David’s success with Goliath—God was his giant not the Philistine. Later on though, we find David running from Saul, “sore afraid” (1 Sam. 21:12) of Achish, king of Gath, entrusting his parents to the king of Moab, fleeing from one cave to another in a search for refuge. And this day, I too will find myself feverishly searching for one refuge after another unless I say with David, “Unto Thee O Lord, do I lift up my soul… I trust in Thee” (Ps 25:1-2). —M. MacMullen
I want to scale the utmost height,
And catch a gleam of glory bright,
But still I’ll pray til heaven I‘ve found,
Lord plant my feet on higher ground. —J. Oatman Jr.