Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.In 1860, a huge crowd gathered to watch the famous tightrope walker, Blondin, walk across Niagara Falls. He had performed this stunt (a 1,000 foot walk, 160 feet above the raging falls) numerous times before, but this time he asked the crowd if they believed he could carry a person on his back while walking the rope across the falls. To no one's surprise, the crowd roared back with encouragement. Blondin then approached one of the howling spectators and asked him to get on his back, but the man refused! You see, reality hits home when things get personal and your life is on the line. David, who was called "a man after God's own heart" could have given up on God’s promise to him that he’d become king because for nearly 20 years he was on the run from the authorities. Well, that’s pretty personal now, isn’t it? David just kept on believing that God would be faithful to him through his trials and that he would emerge victorious. David eventually emerge victorious and, amazingly, it's pretty personal when your victory becomes realized, too.
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