WOKE, OR AWAKENED?

I lay down and slept; I awoke, for Yahweh sustains me. Psalm 3:5

In our day of “Wokeness,” King David was awakened by God to his adversaries (vs. 1-2), his Advocate (vs. 3-4), his advantage (vs. 5-6), and the Almighty (vs. 7-8). Being stunned by Absalom’s rebellion and running for his life did not prevent David from remembering who is really in control. As it was for David, so it is for us; namely, God is a shield around us. The word means to “cover over and shield from danger.” Like a hen shields her chicks under her wings and her body, so God covers and protects us. Psalm 91:4 reads: “He will cover you with his pinions, and under His wings you may seek refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.” Psalm 91 was probably written by Moses so David would have known this Psalm.

David was awakened to the great truths of God through his hardships over Amnon and Absalom. Absalom was, in today’s vernacular, “woke.” We see the outcome in these chapters. But what about you, friend? Are you “Woke” and buying into the nonsense being thrown all over social media and promoted even by corporations; or, are you awakened to the truth of God and you are resting in Jesus Christ for true salvation?

As David had a rude awakening to the rebellion and insurrection of his own son, you and I need to be awakened to what is going on in our country; not woke. Like David, we need to recognize the situation and pushback not by political strategies, but by prayer to start with as we see David do that very thing in this Psalm. Take time to pray right now.

Ike Graham