Figuring Out Our GPS

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(Psalm 13:3) Consider and answer me, O Lord my God; light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death...

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Here, David maps his transition from mind-numbing panic to joyful peace. He begins by cataloguing his complaints, and then taking his greatest fears directly to God. In verse three, we witness his transformation. Abandoning his distress over his personal losses, he resists the advantages his enemy would gain if God doesn't prevail. Everything shifted when God gave light to David's eyes so he could see the larger context of his life.

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After Jesus revealed His kingdom (gave light to our eyes), we see our lives in an even greater context: We don't wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12). This light changes our perspective on our present as well as our past and future, as God's light changed David's perspective (Psalm 13:5,6).

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Jesus, my Lord and my God, because I have trusted in Your steadfast love (past), my heart shall rejoice in Your salvation (future). I will sing to the Lord (future) because You have dealt bountifully with me (past) (verses 5,6). Because only Your Word and Kingdom is eternal, I rest in You.