2020-3-17

1 Samuel 29:1-11;   30:1-31

But David found strength in the Lord his God

David and his army are now following close behind the large Philistine army.  Is David thinking to join their army to fight Saul?  I’m not sure, but we see in the early verses of chapter 29 that the commander of the Philistine army has told David to leave, they fear he will turn on them in battle.
David and his army departed from the Philistines the next morning.
It took David and his men three days to reach Ziklag (southern Judah) only to find it destroyed by the armies of the Amalekites.  Everything was destroyed, burned to the ground and families taken captive.   The men in David’s were sadden to the point of angry, some wanted to stone David.
Verse 6 says “David found strength in the LORD his GOD.”
and in verse 8 we see that he “inquires of the LORD”

Today, I spoke with a long time friend that is the owner of 3 restaurants (not chains).  He has spent the past 10 to 15 years building these to very successful and popular in the community.  Tomorrow he is meeting with his partners and key staff to make the decision for their future operation.  Think of this, closing a restaurant for a few weeks is not like closing the gas station of barber shop.  Think of all the fresh food they have?
His decision tomorrow will effect 100 employees and if extended for weeks, possibly the future of his business.
All of us have a story, a situation.  We are all in some way effected by this epidemic and our lives are altered and our faith is shaken.

Let’s all learn from David . . . inquire of the LORD !
Let’s find strength in our LORD GOD !

PRAY, be OBEDIENT and PRAISE !

Trust in HIM
BILL B