Ziklag

Ziklag is a place where everything you hold dear is destroyed,
your hopes for tomorrow lay in ashes.
A place where your valuables are carried off.
A place where your sons and daughters are taken captive.
A place of intense distress.
A place where you are stripped of every confidence.
A place where your family will talk against you,
friends will talk of stoning you within a second
betraying the love that was shared
over many years.
Ziklag is a place of tears,
though my heart is heavy
the LORD will lighten my load,
my strength, my hope is truly in the LORD
for He came down from His throne
to live amongst men,
because He saw me and He knew me.
He went through 40 bitter days and
40 long nights in the desert tempted
because He saw me and He knew me.
He went through betrayal and insults
because He saw me and He knew me.
He died and on the third day
He rose again
because He saw me and He knew me
that is why my confidence is in the LORD
for He saw my trial and torture
whilst He was on the cross
and is with me throughout.
Every plan to destroy me will be frustrated
and confused,
every enemy who rises against me
will be put to shame
for the LORD will pursue my enemies
and over take them,
the LORD will surely return everything
that was stolen
for Ziklag is a place where God
performs miracles.