-WINGS LIKE
A DOVE ~~

Psalm 55:4-22
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Oh, that I had wings
like a dove!I would
fly away and be at
rest. --Psalm 55:6
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David sighed, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest" (Ps. 55:6). When life weighs on me, I too yearn to fly away and be at rest.

David wrote freely about his circumstances: Violence, oppression, and strife surrounded him on all sides, stirred up by the disloyalty of an old friend (55:8-14). Fear and terror, pain and trembling, anxiety and restlessness ovewhelmed him (vv.4-5). Is it any wonder he longed to fly away?

But escape was impossible. He could not evade his lot. He could only give his circumstances to God: "As for me, I will call upon God, and the LORD shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, and He shall hear my voice" (vv.16-17)

Whatever our circumstances--a burdensome ministry, a difficult marriage, joblessness, or a deep loneliness--we can give them to God. He has lifted the burden of our sins; will He not lift the weight of our sorrows? We have trusted Him with our eternal souls; can we not entrust our present circumstances to Him?

"Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you" ( PSM.55:22).
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-Because God cares about us,
we can leave our cares with Him.

--ODB/DR