The Forsaken Shepherd
THE FORSAKEN SHEPHERD
Join your Calvary Chapel family on Sunday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the main sanctuary or online through our website (www.calvaryinv.com
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Bewildered and confused, his mind raced as he tried to understand what had gone wrong. Everything he relied on no longer made sense. David, who had been constantly trying to stay one step ahead of Saul, had just learned that men from his hometown had betrayed him.
Now, even though he escaped Saul, who had been called back to deal with a Philistine invasion, he couldn’t understand why God had turned His back on him. As his heart rate returned to normal, his mind kept getting bombarded with one thought after another about what had gone wrong.
To make matters worse, those who were supposed to be his friends not only betrayed him but also insulted him, blaming him for his situation. David, who had been allowed to lead Israel’s army, marry the king’s daughter, and earn everyone’s admiration, destroyed all of it through his rebellion.
As David sat alone with his thoughts, he wrote this Psalm, expressing his raw emotions about being forsaken and abandoned by the One who had chosen him to be the next king of Israel. Was it still part of the plan? When would he become king? And, did he sabotage all God had planned by actions he’d taken? At the end of the day, he had more questions than answers.
David wasn’t just journaling his emotions. He has been called the “Sweet Psalmist of Israel, Anointed of God, and a prophet.” So, like many of his Psalms, they not only describe what he was feeling, thinking, and experiencing but also contain prophecies that were fulfilled in his most famous descendant, Jesus Christ.
My prayer is that, as our church family reads this psalm, we will observe how David remained steadfast in his trust in God, regardless of what he faced, also, how his suffering foreshadowed what Jesus would endure, so that we, who were sinners in need of a Savior, could be forgiven and become a new creation.
In His strong love, Pastor
Join your Calvary Chapel family on Sunday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m. in the main sanctuary or online through our website (www.calvaryinv.com
Bewildered and confused, his mind raced as he tried to understand what had gone wrong. Everything he relied on no longer made sense. David, who had been constantly trying to stay one step ahead of Saul, had just learned that men from his hometown had betrayed him.
Now, even though he escaped Saul, who had been called back to deal with a Philistine invasion, he couldn’t understand why God had turned His back on him. As his heart rate returned to normal, his mind kept getting bombarded with one thought after another about what had gone wrong.
To make matters worse, those who were supposed to be his friends not only betrayed him but also insulted him, blaming him for his situation. David, who had been allowed to lead Israel’s army, marry the king’s daughter, and earn everyone’s admiration, destroyed all of it through his rebellion.
As David sat alone with his thoughts, he wrote this Psalm, expressing his raw emotions about being forsaken and abandoned by the One who had chosen him to be the next king of Israel. Was it still part of the plan? When would he become king? And, did he sabotage all God had planned by actions he’d taken? At the end of the day, he had more questions than answers.
David wasn’t just journaling his emotions. He has been called the “Sweet Psalmist of Israel, Anointed of God, and a prophet.” So, like many of his Psalms, they not only describe what he was feeling, thinking, and experiencing but also contain prophecies that were fulfilled in his most famous descendant, Jesus Christ.
My prayer is that, as our church family reads this psalm, we will observe how David remained steadfast in his trust in God, regardless of what he faced, also, how his suffering foreshadowed what Jesus would endure, so that we, who were sinners in need of a Savior, could be forgiven and become a new creation.
In His strong love, Pastor
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