David was in a desiccated barren land because his son was attempting to take not only the throne the Lord God set him on but also his life. (2 Samuel 15:23-28, 16:2,14, 17:16, 29) What thoughts consume as dusk chilled arid winds float desert beast’s howls? What inhabits a dusted desert mind? Self-pity, fear, and doubt? Perhaps, woe for the accompanying family and friends? Or anger and bewilderment towards the Lord? Not so with David.
David remembered the Lord through the watches of the night? His mind’s sky twinkled with what he had seen and experienced in the sanctuary (2)., the power and glory of the Lord God showed brilliant a thousand million ways. David sang in the shadows of the Lord’s wings as desert owls housed their chirping chicks. His soul clings to the Lord tighter than dowel feathers to their parents’ mighty wings. He was too young to fly and just old enough to stand. So the Lord propped David up.
