Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.

I'm Jensen Holt McNair. We live in a world that is no stranger to despair.

Wars rage. Innocent lives are taken. Sickness ravages bodies, violence threatens children.

Natural disasters bring swift destruction.

There is reason to lament, reason to mourn, reason to cry out to God when we find ourselves

trapped by the despair of this life.

The phrase Desperate Times calls desperate measures is attributed to a Greek physician

Hippocrates, meaning that when diseases are extreme, they demand drastic treatments.

Options that would not have been considered when times were normal are now taken into consideration because the circumstances are so dire.

In a world full of despair, oftentimes desperate measures are taken.

The definition of desperation tells us that it is a state of despair that results in rash or extreme behavior.

Desperate times calls for desperate measures.

But is that really good advice for all of life?

When we face the despair and difficulties of life, should we necessarily fall into desperation?

The third Psalm is the first Psalm in the book to come with a title and it's an important detail.

It tells us that this Psalm was written by David when he fled from Absalom, his son.

Whether it was written in the moment or when he fled from Absalom, his son.

Whether it was written in the moment or written later as a reflection of David's feelings during

this time is uncertain, but it doesn't change the importance of context for this Psalm.

Back in the book of Second Samuel we get the full story of what kind of situation this Psalm

originates out of.

David is in a desperate situation. His son,

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