![]() ![]() His own mentor Saul repeatedly tried to kill him. ![]() David had been facing enemies since he fought Goliath as a young man. Pretty much all of us here have enemies, but I doubt any of us have the kind of enemies that David had. Today, in verse 4, we see another struggle threatening to drown David. David is exhausted and despairing in the face of God’s silence. He is crying out to God, “Save Me!” He’s cried out so much that his throat is parched and sore and he’s tired of looking for God. The floodwaters are up to his neck and about to drown him. We’ll start with the first three verses of the psalm.Īs we have talked about in previous weeks, David’s life is a mess. Today’s devotion, based on verse 4, looks at David’s enemies and family. We have been focusing on Psalm 69 and King David as a warrior in trouble. David experienced this same division in his own family. During a deployment, the changes in warriors and the changes in their families are real, profound, and can be devastating. For better or for worse, those that risk their lives to serve our country in foreign places are never the same again. Unfortunately, the “old Tommy” will never come back. Whether it’s a spouse, a parent, or a grandparent, many family members are at the end of their rope, trying to help their struggling veteran come all the way home. I lead the VA/Clergy Partnership as a VA chaplain in Arkansas. I often hear words similar to these in my work with family members of veterans. Note: This is the third post in the series. ![]()
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