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This morning’s reading was packed full of a lot of information, truth and encouragement.

David began in Psalm 108 by making his perspective known to us, “My heart is steadfast, O God.” He ensures the reader that he is trusting God even as he shares his frustrations and disappointments

In Psalm 109 we begin to feel David’s frustration and hurt. He writes about giving love and getting hurt in return—being misunderstood, accused, opposed. Many of us in leadership know just how real that is. There are moments in leadership where loving people means doing what’s right for them as God leads—even when they’re not ready to receive it.

But what stood out to me in the middle of that difficulty was David’s response,

“I am in prayer.”

He brought his frustration back to God—to the One who fully understands and is positioned to set all things right. We know David consistently modeled the mindset, “If I’m in the wrong, the Lord will deal with me—and if not, the Lord will make it right.”(Shimei, 2nd Samuel 16). Even when he was in a position to crush his enemies (like King Saul), he didn’t. Time and again, we see David choosing to let God be the One who remedies the situation rather than taking matters into his own hands.

He didn’t ignore his hurt, nor did he seek to resolve it on his own. That was the encouragement for me this morning: Resist assigning blame, Don’t get caught up imagining revenge, and Remember this isn’t ultimately about people—our battle isn’t against flesh and blood.

And then Psalm 110 brings it all into a perspective we can relate to and that we all hope for: The Messiah—Jesus—is at the right hand of the Father, He reigns, He intercedes, and He will judge rightly. That settled my heart.

I don’t have to figure everything out or make everything right. God will handle that in His time, in His way. And He will preserve those who are His children—even me. 

“You are a priest forever…”

That knowledge and perspective brings me back to grace.

The same grace God gives me—through all my imperfections and all the frustrations I’ve caused others during my journey—is the same grace He wants me to extend to others. That keeps me from hardening my heart and it keeps me grounded.

So, where I landed this morning is simple:

Stay humble and dependent.
Stay in prayer.
Trust that Jesus will make it all right in the end.