Psalm 34:15 The boy who comforted a tormented king…the boy and the man who wrote songs in praise of Adonai, the man whose heart is said, by God, to have been after God‘s own heart, continues to witness to generation after generation. God uses the devotion of his heart to show us the way. David created songs that not only offer strength and hope but also remind us, challenge us, to see where we’ve been and what God‘s already done in our lives. David lights the way for us, from seeking the Lord to knowing the Lord as Deliverer from all our fears. He’s familiar with evil and welcomed his deliverance on this side of heaven. David’s witness…“This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles“. God’s instruction…“Depart from evil and do good, seek, inquire for, and crave peace and pursue, go after it“! God‘s promise…“When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their distress and troubles“. One might say ‘I believe in the Lord, why am I still suffering? Why have I not been delivered from my troubles?’ Perhaps the answer is in what direction are we looking… Are we looking around us waiting for our enemies to disappear one by one, as if we’re expecting God to follow our instructions? Or are we looking up, trusting in the Lord and His way of doing things? It’s foolish to doubt in the darkness what we know to be true in the Light…we know He’s a Promise Keeper, and we know He promises to deliver the consistently righteous. Before we consider our works as the requirement for deliverance we remember what Christ accomplished on the cross…We are righteous in Him. Humbly repentant, we approach the throne of grace seeking Him, knowing He hears. We ask Him to deliver us from evil, for His is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever.