Honey Drop 40: The Table in the Wilderness

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“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies…” — Psalm 23:5

The feast that shouldn’t be

David is not delivered. 
The enemies are still there. 
The valley is still shadowed. 
But there— 
in the middle of it— 
a table.

Not escape. 
But presence. 
Not absence of danger. 
But abundance in its face.

The guest – the host

God does not wait for the threat to pass. 
He sets the table in the tension. 
He anoints the head while arrows still fly. 
He fills the cup while fear still lingers.

This is not a meal of relief. 
It is a meal of defiance. 
A declaration: 
You are with me.

The drop

The wilderness is not empty. 
It is set.

The table is not after the battle. 
It is in it.

And the Shepherd does not serve scraps. 
He serves presence. 
He serves peace. 
He serves Himself.

A sugar rush

The valley echoes with threat. 
But the table is real. 
And the cup still overflows.