Today the throne of David hangs by a thread named Joash, a baby hidden in a temple bedroom while his grandmother murders her way to power. For six years the promise of God sleeps in a nursery.

Some seasons look like the darkness has won. Read today remembering that God has kept His promises through worse odds than yours, and He was never once worried.

An entire dynasty reduced to one hidden child, and the promise still held. God had told David his line would not fail, and Athaliah's sword could not cut deeper than that word. Six silent years did not mean God had lost. They meant the flame was guarded.

Psalm 22 hides the same shape in darker colors. The forsaken cry, the pierced hands, the gambled clothing, all of it looked like the end of the story. It was the middle. When your situation reads like Athaliah is winning, remember what was sleeping in the temple.