100 Days with David 2025 Day 71: The Lord can lift us up above the storm.

100 “My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. Selah I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest.””

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭55:4-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

My father enjoyed observing clouds, storms, the ocean, etc. He saw God’s glory in the power of nature. He often commented on birds—such as hawks—riding thermals high up in the sky. (Thermals are columns of rising air caused by the fact that the air in the column is warmer than the air around it.)

Indeed, larger birds often use the thermals to take them up away from storms. Case in point, rather than running from storms (eagles know when a storm is coming), eagles actually use the energy of the storm to be lifted above the severe turbulence. Eagles will find a high place on which to wait until the thermals begin to form. Then, spreading their wings out very far, they allow the warm column of rising air to take them up above the storm, using the up-flow of the storm to their advantage. So, while the storm may be raging below them, they are actually using the energy of the storm to keep them safely gliding above it.

Think about it, if the eagle tried in its own power—desperately flapping its wings—to keep the winds of the storm from slamming it into something, it would probably end up very injured, if not dead.

I’m guessing you already know we’re not just talking about eagles; we’re talking about us. We’re talking about safely navigating the dangerous, “perilous times,” in which we are living.

“But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!”

‭‭II Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We could easily use this scripture from 2 Timothy as describing what we observe every day.

Of course, storms—even great storms—may come into our individual lives. However, this being the Last Days before the coming of Jesus Christ, great storms are forming all over the world! It would be very easy for our hearts to be overwhelmed if we try to make it through in our own power. As a matter of fact, the Lord never intended that we go it on our own, rather, that we turn to Him for help.

As I have shared before, many years ago, I was just before giving a message to a large group of people; and I was experiencing great physical difficulty. I cried out to the Lord and said, “Lord, I really need You today!” He immediately spoke back to me, saying, “You really need me every day.” Oh! Of course, we should know that; but is that the way we actually operate?

In today’s portion from David’s psalms, we see David expressing the pain of a very broken heart, amid the stress coming from many sides, by his oppressors.

In this particular case, the situation seems to be exacerbated by the fact that the ones coming against him were one-time friends. David expresses what I know we have all felt at times: the desire to sprout wings and just fly away from it all. David saying that he would like to be able to go into the wilderness, expresses his desire for the solitude and peace perhaps to be found there, far away from the attacks of these former friends. But as in all things, David takes this to the Lord, and in so doing, finds solace for his soul.

Child of God, whatever the storms may be in your life, remember, God never intended for you to try to make it on your own. Also know, trying to run from the storms may prove to be your undoing. Rather, allow the Lord to use the storm for your benefit.

So, let us wait in the high place of His presence. Then, at just the right time, He will enable us to spread our wings to be brought higher, perhaps by the trouble itself, without so much as a struggle.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

The Lord can lift us up above the storm.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!