Refuge of Light

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(Psalm 11:1) In the Lord I take refuge; How can you say to my soul, "Flee like a bird to the mountain?"

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David's advisers were smart, caring, and courageous, but not perfectly. Yes, Saul spent his energies and influence in secretive plots to destroy David. Yes, these plots were deadly and real. Yes, these plots grew out of violations of truth and justice. However, David also realized that--although eventually forced into defensive action--trusting God and living with integrity before His eyes has always been the only sure refuge.

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In honesty I'm forced to concede that God tests all people, including His righteous and sincerely obedient children (verses 4,5). Unfortunately, there seems to be no better way to firmly learn faith, courage, or perseverance (in a word, love) than through tests. In 1605, when Scottish pastor John Welsh was "silenced" in the dungeon of Blackness Castle, an encourager wrote to him to remind him that he was only "in the darkness of Blackness and not in the blackness of darkness."

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Lord, even though You warned of days when murmurers, complainers, and mockers would do violence to good people (Jude 1-25), I seek Your refuge. I choose to walk in Your light, where there is no darkness at all (1 John 1:4-10). I choose to be one who brings grace, truth, and light.