Good morning, everyone, and welcome back to another morning with the masters where we

devote ourselves to the Lord daily with you. Good morning, you guys. We are picking up

with day nine of our confessions of God's people that happen to be stuck in the middle,

which is a fictional writing based off scripture, and it's been so great, so far,

been loving it. There's a link to the devotional in the description of the podcast.

If you guys want to follow along with us, and as always, I'm going to read the scripture,

and Tori's going to pick up with the Devo. Let's do it. The scripture is Hebrews chapter 13,

verse six, and it says this, so we can say with confidence, the Lord is my helper. So I will have

no fear. What can mere people do to me? The devotional is titled Confessions of a scared

runaway. David, he writes, oh my God, help me. My heart is beating in my chest and I can't

catch my breath. I'm so scared. Saul is coming for me. He wants me dead. He has so much power

and troops. I don't know how I'll keep away from him. He's breathing down my neck. I don't sleep

well. Every little sound wakes me, and I lie awake, gripping my sword, waiting for an attack.

I know you've kept me safe in the past. I try to remember that and focus, but this seems

completely different. The other day when my servant girl brought me my food, I felt like she

didn't look me right in the eye, so I became paranoid and made her come back and take a bite of it

to make sure it wasn't poisoned. I don't even recognize myself anymore. I am paranoid about

everyone. I don't feel safe anywhere, and I try to read each person to see if they are

trustworthy or not. I miss the peaceful days. I long for home. That feeling of safety and

security, or someone to take care of me, and the soft sounds of sheep. The rustle of the wind and

the sweet music that my flock loved so much. Can I even make music anymore? Do I have anything left

in my heart but dread? Sincerely, the scared runaway. God writes, David, my beloved, you are a man

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