When There's Nowhere to Turn | The Writings | Psalm 34

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🗓️ 15 February 2024

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Whether you have no choice, only bad choices, or no obvious choice, this episode is for you. Where do you go when your back is against the wall? In today's episode, Patrick finds hope in Psalm 34, where David struggles with nowhere to turn. Read the Bible with us in 2024! This year, we’re tackling a group of Old Testament books traditionally known as “The Writings”— Psalms, Chronicles, Proverbs, Daniel, Ruth and more! Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Psalm 34

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10 minute Bible Talks.
0:05.0	Where we connect the Bible to your life,
0:09.0	in the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.0	I'm Patrick Miller. What do you do when you have no options? When it
0:17.4	seems like there's no right choice, no obvious choice, what do you do when the choice you make backfires? It makes everything worse.
0:26.0	I've been in lots of situations like this.
0:29.0	Maybe you're trying to navigate a difficult situation with someone you love right now.
0:34.6	Maybe you've got a friendship that's on the rocks.
0:37.6	Maybe your work isn't working.
0:39.2	Maybe you're in a sticky situation in school.
0:42.3	Maybe you're trying to resolve a health problem.
0:45.0	3,000 years ago, David, King David, was in a situation that is probably unlike anything
0:50.9	you've ever experienced and yet it's totally like it.
0:55.0	After years of faithfully serving under King Saul, he didn't earn the King's praise.
1:00.1	Instead, he earned the king's jealousy.
1:02.5	Saul was a deeply insecure man and he began to see David as a rival,
1:06.7	and so he secretly sought to execute David.
1:09.8	Thankfully Saul's own son Jonathan warned David and David fled from Saul.
1:15.2	But where do you go when you're running from the king?
1:18.2	Everywhere is under his rule.
1:20.1	Everyone has sworn fealty to him and you're a fugitive.
1:23.6	David's first impulse is to run to the house of God the tent of meeting.
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