Psa 55:12-14 For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] did magnify [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him: but [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked unto the house of God in company.
Friends, it is not unusual to read in Psalms the cry of a wounded heart who was hurt not by an enemy, but by a friend. It is only a friend who can get so close to you as to hurt you that badly. The heart of a friend is one held in confidence and so we give our hearts in return. Unfortunately, we find times when our friends let us down, wound us, or worse. But I call your attention to these verses for one reason in particular.
David was decrying his situation, but was also crying out to his God. His wounds and circumstance led him to lean upon God even harder, seeking justice and vengence from God, but not himself. Can we take a page from that prayer? Can we learn not to seek revenge, or to pick up the telephone and tell our wounding friend just where their friendship has ended? Does your wound drive you to the great physician, and thus into greater LOVE, PEACE AND JOY, or does it drive you into despair and anger and vengence? God promised HE would meet that need in your life and that vengence was HIS. He promised that you would be held up, but not that you would never be wounded and even damaged by your friensd. Don't let it hold you down my friend. Don't let it be your end, and your dwelling place. Let the wound you have received be the springboard into a whole new conversation with God. Cry out to him yes. Let him know your hurt yes. But do not DWELL IN IT. Let God lift you out. David came out. Verses 22 and 23 tell you their end and YOURS TOO! Praise God and let friends like that find their own end.
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