A burglar broke into a house and while he was sneaking around he heard a voice say, “Jesus is watching you.” He looked around and saw nothing. He kept on creeping and again heard, “Jesus is watching you.” In a dark corner, he saw a cage with a parrot inside. The burglar asked the parrot, “Was it you who said Jesus is watching me”. The parrot replied, “Yes.” Relieved, the burglar asked, “What is your name?” The parrot said, “Clarence.” The burglar said, “That’s a stupid name for a parrot. What idiot named you Clarence?” The parrot answered, “The same idiot that named the rottweiler Jesus.”*

There are those that may try to break in and steal what is valuable to us and take away what our nation was built upon which is “One Nation Under God” but we can do what David does in Psalm 69 in the situations we face. We may not do anything wrong but there are some that want to bring us down because of what we believe. We can go to God and ask that justice be served … that wrongs be made right.

In today’s Psalm, David pictures himself as up to his neck in deep waters. In a state of despair where his enemies hated him for no reason. His life was in grave danger so he prays for help. Once David reaches out for God’s help, he is assured that all wrongs would be made right.

Life can be disappointing with things that we have no control over and things in our past that put up obstacles for our future but God has a way to remove those obstacles. So during adversity, let us keep hoping and believing that God will pull us up out of the deep waters.

Jesus has made the path clear so our past is a clean slate and our confidence for the future is increased because we have access to more power than we could even imagine. Summon the King of heaven for help to pull through and press on so the obstacles are pushed over to become our stepping stones to where we want to go.

This day with You Lord, the enemy wants to sink us but our faith brings us across the water to a place of recovery and hope. We push the obstacles over and make them stepping stones across the deep waters. We go from strength to strength fueled by the power of grace. We trust in You Lord to get us through in Jesus name. Amen.

*“Jokes – Your Daily Dose of Really Funny Jokes: Laugh Factory.” Jokes – Your Daily Dose of Really Funny Jokes | Laugh Factory, www.laughfactory.com/jokes/popular-jokes/all-time/30.