And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19. Do we ever consider how much we can trust God? In every need, He supplies. One of the blessings I am learning with Him is not to be afraid I am not enough; He is with me and He is my help always. That doesn’t mean I don’t experience difficulties and challenges but it does mean I don’t face them alone. The true challenge is turning to Him for help at the onset and not after I have floundered around in darkness of my own making.

David is living in dangerous times because his king wants him dead. He and his men are forced to travel and hide. In 1 Samuel 21 David is looking for food for his men and goes to Ahimelek the priest. Ahimelek trembled when he met him and asked, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?” v. 1. If it was dangerous to be David it must have been dangerous to help David. David lies to Ahimelek and tells him he is on a mission from the king. That got me thinking about how much better it is for us when we refuse to lie. Are there dangerous situations in this world? Absolutely. Does lying ever help? A quote by William Shakespeare comes to mind: A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.

That’s so easy for me to say sitting in the safety and comfort of my home. The question remains is there safety in lying or is there safety in trusting God to supply my need?

David and his men end up fleeing to Gath, a major Philistine city. His reputation precedes him. “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” David is now afraid of Achish, the king of Gath, so he pretends to be insane and with his men is able to flee from there.

Some of the most heart-rending Psalms are written by David while he was on the run from Saul. In each one he turns to God. He pours his heart out to God and fortunately for us, David wrote everything down. We can read how he wrestled with God and pleaded. Psalm 18 is a beautiful record of David’s heart for God. Psalm 19 a rejoicing in who God is. The lessons we can learn from David, a man after God’s own heart, a mighty warrior and a king, is to live life fully and trust everything to God. David struggled, he lied, he was human and flawed…and He loved God deeply. He “let it all out” before God in prayers of suffering, of need, of despair, of doubt, of comfort received and help given that reinforced his complete dependence upon God. Great desperate need drove David to God. David wrote from experiences I can’t even begin to fathom. He is a witness of God’s unfailing love and strength and of great love for God who alone rescued him.

Where does that leave us in our dangerous times? What are our dangerous times? Poverty, wealth, drug addiction, abuse, alienation, fragile minds, sorrow, hate, ridicule, gangs? How about a school classroom…worship services…grocery stores…parades…? But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation. Psalm 69:13.

God’s salvation is sure. Start there. Lies will not protect me. God does. My life will end of that I am sure. I want to go out trusting God who gave me my life and is my salvation to eternity. But I pray to you, Lord, in the time of your favor; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation.