The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 26:9-11,
"'Don't destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord's anointed and be guiltless? As surely as the Lord lives,' he [David] said, 'the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. But the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord's anointed.'"
In his insane hatred of David, Saul took three thousand of his select soldiers down to the desert of Ziph. David was hiding there and Ziphites had gone to Saul to tell him where David was.
In the account, David found a second chance to kill Saul to end his unwarranted pursuit to kill him. However, David refused and instead, told Abishai, who had accompanied David when they sneaked into Saul's camp in the middle of the night, what we read in verses 9-11.
In his statement it is clear David was man of deep faith. He knew the Lord would take care of Saul, who was threatening his life. In a psalm he wrote about this incident he says, "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me... You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes." Psalm 54:4,7.
Will I face the challenges I may encounter in this life with faith in the Lord as manifested by David? We read in Romans 15:4, "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"'Don't destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord's anointed and be guiltless? As surely as the Lord lives,' he [David] said, 'the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish. But the Lord forbid that I should lay a hand on the Lord's anointed.'"
In his insane hatred of David, Saul took three thousand of his select soldiers down to the desert of Ziph. David was hiding there and Ziphites had gone to Saul to tell him where David was.
In the account, David found a second chance to kill Saul to end his unwarranted pursuit to kill him. However, David refused and instead, told Abishai, who had accompanied David when they sneaked into Saul's camp in the middle of the night, what we read in verses 9-11.
In his statement it is clear David was man of deep faith. He knew the Lord would take care of Saul, who was threatening his life. In a psalm he wrote about this incident he says, "Surely God is my help; the Lord is the one who sustains me... You have delivered me from all my troubles, and my eyes have looked in triumph on my foes." Psalm 54:4,7.
Will I face the challenges I may encounter in this life with faith in the Lord as manifested by David? We read in Romans 15:4, "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope."
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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