Certain

Oh, how we love our modern conveniences. We love and use them so much, we've come to depend on them exclusively. Then ... they fail - a quick reminder of just how "dependable" they really are. So goes the account of David and his army who returned from war to find their homes burned and families taken captive by the wicked Amalekites. Of course, they were distraught - "wept until there was no strength in them to weep" (1 Samuel 30:4 NASB). Even though David suffered loss (his own family captured), his men were ready to stone him! Scripture says in the face of such calamity David "strengthened himself in the LORD his God" (V.6). I suppose we've all been in such a place where we felt absolutely alone; even those close to us - those with whom we love and share life - are of no help,  perhaps even a source of the moment's chaos and distress. What does it mean that David found strength and encouragement "in the LORD?" Certainly, David drew on his past experiences, what he knew of The LORD - those times when God had proven to be his faithful rock, present help, sure foundation. When we depend on The ever-faithful, never-changing LORD, we are sure to find genuine dependability. That is ... certain.