A Lesson from Linus

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Read 2 Samuel 20:1 through 24:25

(22:2-3) "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence." (NASB)

Our son, Daniel, has developed a precious early-morning pattern. Upon waking and calling to be delivered from his crib, with your arrival he grabs his pacifier and blanket before reaching for you. Perhaps both are measures for a security as an uncertain day dawns. The pacifier he loses soon enough, but often through the day you'll see him parading through the house with blanket in tow. He'll actually remind you a bit of Linus from Charles Schulz' Peanuts comic strip.

For Linus, at least, that blanket meant comfort. It meant peace. It was his object of reassurance. All else could be uncertain, but his blanket was the constant. To now make the parallel, you've noticed the constant uncertainty in David's life... much of it in 2 Samuel, anyway, being as consequence of sin. But having endured to the end of his life, David now sings not of a blanket or a possession but of the One he's seen as his true source of refuge.

How have you grown to know God intimately as a refuge in times of uncertainty?

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalms 46:1 (NASB)