January 3

January 3, 2012
Salvation belongs to our God. What does He save us from? He saves us from His own wrath. He saves us from ourselves. He saves us from our families. He saves us from our enemies. Wow, salvation belongs to Him! At a time when he was at one of his greatest emotional lows, David declares that salvation belongs to our God.
Can you imagine being hunted by your son? Absalom was a son who was truly gifted. He was good looking and charismatic. He was talented enough to have won the hearts of the people over to himself. He had a sense of justice. When Absalom’s full sister was raped by her half-brother, he waited for David to execute justice. It was not executed. Absalom made it happen with His own hands. David couldn’t bring himself to forgive Absalom or completely condemn him. It led to David’s downfall and crowned the schism between them. Surely David was proud of him. Now Absalom was seeking to kill him.
David is dying. His own past condemns him. His son seeks his life. How can God save him? But He does. God saves David. He heals David’s broken heart. He delivers David from death. In the midst of it all David can say, “I lay down and slept; I awoke, for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around.” If He can do that for David, He can do that for me! Indeed we serve a glorious King. Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor john