David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter
about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of
stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
1 Samuel 30:6 NLT
I cannot speak for anyone else…
about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of
stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
1 Samuel 30:6 NLT
I cannot speak for anyone else…
...but if an army of angry men were thinking about killing me, I would definitely be in great distress. And this was what David, the future king of Israel, felt. Fear filled his heart as he thought about the violent death that might be awaiting him. It was a recipe for a nervous breakdown.
In this story from the Scriptures, David, who was destined to be Israel's second king, was on the run from Saul, who was Israel's current leader. Saul was jealous of young David and his defeat of Israel's arch enemy, Goliath, as well as David's many other victories over Israel's enemies. Overcome with jealousy, envy and rage, King Saul and his army set out to capture and kill David, a man who did the King no wrong.
In any event, after many days on the run, David, with about 600 men who committed themselves to stick with and fight for David, ended up going off to battle against the Philistines, while leaving their women and children defenseless and alone in a city called Ziglag. It was here where David and his men and their families had been living in.
At this time, however, while David and his troops went off to fight one nation, an army from another nation, the Amalekites, attacked Ziglag. They burned the city where David and his men and their families were staying, and they carried off all their wives and children.
Later, when David and his men returned to Ziglag, they found the city burnt to the ground and their wives and children gone. Infuriated, all of David's fighting men blamed him for what happened. They wanted to kill David, who himself had his own family abducted as well.
David, heartbroken over his own loss, was now fearing for his life. His soldiers were going to kill him. So what did he do? He encouraged himself in the Lord. David prayed to God while he also sought godly counsel from Abiathar the priest, who was David's spiritual advisor.
Then, after Abiathar handed the High Priest's holy garment to David at his request, a word came to David from the Lord saying, "Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all" (1 Samuel 30:8). And that is exactly what David did. He rallied his men, and by faith led them into the land of the Amalekites where he and his fellow soldiers rescued their wives and children.
David, the man who was soon to become king, had been running for a long time from King Saul, who'd been trying to kill him. While now, to make matters worse, David had to fear for his life at the hands of his very own men. But in his distress, he didn't panic, and he did not try to run away. He called upon the Lord, instead. David went to God's throne of grace, where he found mercy and received help in his time of desperation.
Like King David, when problems overtake me and difficult situations arise, and when strangers come to
attack my testimony and mock my faith, let me not fear them. May I stand in confidence, with the Lord at
my side, trusting in His Word, which declares me to be forgiven of all my sins.
D.B.
In this story from the Scriptures, David, who was destined to be Israel's second king, was on the run from Saul, who was Israel's current leader. Saul was jealous of young David and his defeat of Israel's arch enemy, Goliath, as well as David's many other victories over Israel's enemies. Overcome with jealousy, envy and rage, King Saul and his army set out to capture and kill David, a man who did the King no wrong.
In any event, after many days on the run, David, with about 600 men who committed themselves to stick with and fight for David, ended up going off to battle against the Philistines, while leaving their women and children defenseless and alone in a city called Ziglag. It was here where David and his men and their families had been living in.
At this time, however, while David and his troops went off to fight one nation, an army from another nation, the Amalekites, attacked Ziglag. They burned the city where David and his men and their families were staying, and they carried off all their wives and children.
Later, when David and his men returned to Ziglag, they found the city burnt to the ground and their wives and children gone. Infuriated, all of David's fighting men blamed him for what happened. They wanted to kill David, who himself had his own family abducted as well.
David, heartbroken over his own loss, was now fearing for his life. His soldiers were going to kill him. So what did he do? He encouraged himself in the Lord. David prayed to God while he also sought godly counsel from Abiathar the priest, who was David's spiritual advisor.
Then, after Abiathar handed the High Priest's holy garment to David at his request, a word came to David from the Lord saying, "Pursue: for you shall surely overtake them, and without fail recover all" (1 Samuel 30:8). And that is exactly what David did. He rallied his men, and by faith led them into the land of the Amalekites where he and his fellow soldiers rescued their wives and children.
David, the man who was soon to become king, had been running for a long time from King Saul, who'd been trying to kill him. While now, to make matters worse, David had to fear for his life at the hands of his very own men. But in his distress, he didn't panic, and he did not try to run away. He called upon the Lord, instead. David went to God's throne of grace, where he found mercy and received help in his time of desperation.
Like King David, when problems overtake me and difficult situations arise, and when strangers come to
attack my testimony and mock my faith, let me not fear them. May I stand in confidence, with the Lord at
my side, trusting in His Word, which declares me to be forgiven of all my sins.
D.B.
