In the middle of the book of 2 Samuel there is a fascinating story where David, the King of Israel, is forced to flee for his life from his son Absalom. But today, rather than look at 2 Samuel, we are going to be reading from Psalm 3. When we read the intro text before the first verse, we see that this short psalm has been noted as “A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom”.
Now, I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that the majority of us have not found ourselves in a situation where our own child has staged a multi-year rebellion that involves seeking to supplant our kingdom by poisoning the minds of our people that leads to us having to flee for our lives. However, I would also assume that many of us do know what it is like to have someone close to us betray our trust, or to face opposition from people around us that causes us to doubt or question our standing with them. I’m sure most of us don’t have to look very far to find those who dishonor our Lord by slandering his goodness or his godliness, or who are actively hostile towards him and his plans.
So today we are going to look at Psalm 3, to see David’s response to his situation. Specifically, we’re going to see David appreciating God’s sustenance, hoping for God’s salvation, and trusting in God’s sovereignty.
