100 Days with David 2025 Day 78: When you are overwhelmed, you need to run to the Rock.

“From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭61:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

We’ve all seen the frightening images: Somebody driving along in their car, having tried to cross a flooded out area, now finds themselves surrounded by dangerous flood waters. In desperation they have climbed out of their flooded car and are now standing on the car’s roof, begging for help.

I remember the horrifying images of people standing on the roofs of their houses, waiting to be rescued, in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. As they waited for help, they knew that they would soon have no place to stand. Tragically, for some, help never came.

I can remember being overwhelmed by a big wave in the ocean. At this particular time I was not able to swim and I desperately sought to make it back to where I could put my feet down. It was an awful feeling.

Even if you have never experienced physically threatening situations, such I have described, you may still know how it feels to be surrounded by trouble, having no idea how to escape. It may seem as though your whole world is being flooded by trouble; and you are standing on a very uncertain perch, desperately crying out from your innermost being for a rescue.

In today’s portion from David’s psalms, we see David, finding himself in overwhelming circumstances, cries out for the saving power of the Rock of his salvation. Indeed, this plea was often repeated from David’s lips. And, thanks be to God, the Lord was always ready to extract him from dire situations:

“He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my steps.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭40:2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Sinking in mud and muck, that’s exactly how being overwhelmed can feel. You know you’re in trouble, headed for some dreadful fate. You’re doomed, unless you’re rescued!

I have a copy of a cartoon that aptly puts how we sometimes feel. It features a disheveled looking fellow, hair standing on end, and craziness in his eyes. The man is saying, “I try to take it one day at a time; but lately several days have ganged up against me.”

It seems that David certainly could identify with that cartoon character’s sentiment. I imagine that you can as well. Just remember, the Lord is ready and willing to put your feet back on the solid Rock. That solid Rock has a name: Jesus Christ!

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

When you are overwhelmed, you need to run to the Rock.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!