He has a price on his head, no place to lay his head, but somehow he keeps his head. He turns his focus to God and finds refuge.

Refuge is a favorite word of David’s in the Psalms. But never did David use the word more poignantly than Psalm 57—a song of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. On his face, lost in shadows and thought, nowhere to turn. But then he remembers he is not alone. And from the recesses of the cave his voice floats: “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul rests in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge” (Psalm 57:1 NKJV).

Make God your refuge. Not your job, not your spouse, not your reputation, or your retirement account. Make God your refuge. Let him encircle you. Let him be the foundation on which you stand. And that foundation will support you right into eternity.

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