Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be shaken. Psalm 55:22
Absalom was David’s third son but became first in line of succession. He waged an overthrow attempt against his father. David felt betrayed and overwhelmed at the inevitable fate of his son as a result of his evil. He just wanted to opt out of real life for a while.
This Psalm speaks the gut wrenching truths of the soul. It begins with a confession of anxiety and continues into a plea for God to disrupt the wicked, then concludes with an acknowledgement of faith and resolve.
The weight of the world was on David’s shoulders. If managing a kingdom weren’t enough, his family was a mess and he had couldn’t to fix it. BUT he remembers who hung the stars in the Heavens and gave the sun a song and so he does the only thing he can do. He throws his mental weight and stress onto the LORD because He alone shall, (not can, but shall) maintain all that David needs to fulfill his life’s responsibilities.
God is ready to be God. Let Him.
Have a Wonderful Day,
Gretchen