Weave Gentleness

Psalm 18:35 ESV

Matthew 11:29 ESV

Isaiah 40:11 ESV

Weaving gentleness in our everyday lives is God’s way of lovingly reminding us us we are straying off the path God has for us.

In Psalm 18:35 David wrote, “You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.”

In King David’s sweet but strong words he recalls the shield of God’s salvation and the guidance and care God provided when he was pursued by King Saul and his armies.

David was a teenager when the Prophet Samuel anointed him to be the next King of Israel. David was already famous when he was anointed King of Israel (I Samuel 16). Scholars believe he was around 15 years old when he was anointed.

David became ‘known’ throughout the land when he was still a boy. While scripture doesn’t specify an age, we know David was young when he was referred to as a shepherd boy who took on the giant Goliath and won.

Saul hunted David after he captured Jerusalem. As David grew in popularity because of his conquests, Saul hated him and feared David would take the throne from him. King Saul pursued David with mighty armies and David lived as a fugitive.

Through it all, God protected David.

We know from 2 Samuel 5:4 that David was thirty years old when he began to reign in Israel.

David is an example someone who understood trusting and obeying God. David kept his eyes on God.

Matthew 11:29 tells us that Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”

When we are faced with problems and we don’t see a way out, our best way is to turn to God and rely of God’s strength.

Isaiah 40:11 wrote, “He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.”

Jesus IS the good shepherd. When we turn to God we are carried and protected. It’s sometimes difficult to comprehend, but God does see us and God knows what we need.

When I was young I would take my problems to my dad. He was very wise. He comforted me and gently reminded me to tell God how I’m feeling. I went to my dad over and over again and every time he reminded me to tell God. He also told me he would pray for me.

I lost my dad when I was 34 years old and I wasn’t sure how I could cope without him. It turned out that I remembered what my dad told me over and over again.

Go to God. Go to God. Go to God.

So, I really learned to go to God.

Deborah

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