Wednesday Reflection, August 11, 2021

Wednesday Reflection, August 11, 2021

According to the Lord’s Will

Greetings friends, today we will look back at a point of conflict between King Saul and his then son in law, David. Saul continued to listen to his advisors who told him to pursue David in order to kill him.

David was presented with opportunities to kill Saul instead but his spirit was troubled and he explained to his all too eager soldiers that it was not the will of God that any harm be meted out to Saul, the Lord’s annointed.

David tried reasoning with Saul in chapters 24 and 26 of 1st Samuel. He went as far to liken himself to a flea and a dead dog (1 Samuel 24:14) as a way to get the King to realize he was wasting his time in pursuit of him as he was not an enemy but in fact a loyal servant.

In today’s watch word, David, in speaking to Saul declares, “may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he rescue me from all tribulation.” 1 Samuel 26:24

Friends, as believers, we have one enemy. The enemy of our souls. Satan is in constant pursuit of us. Spreading lies about us and using his agents to set traps for us as well. In the movie, Same Kind of Different as Me, one character said to another, ‘the more precious you are to God, is the more important you become to the devil’.

Brothers and sisters, Saul’s advisors kept leading him astray. David’s men were ready and willing to kill or bring harm to Saul but David recognized the Lord’s annointing on the king and showed him mercy and kindness repeatedly. How frustrating it must have been for David, to have had to be living the life of a fugitive whilst knowing he was innocent.

I imagine the Lord speaking to him as he did to the Apostle Paul in the old testament text Acts 23:11, ‘that night the Lord stood near Paul and said, ‘keep up your courage!’. I believe this is what God is also saying ti each of us today, even in this moment. Comes what may or whatever be tide, keep up your courage and act only according to the Lord’s will.

Until next week, I join with John Birch in saying, may God’s love surround you may His hope sustain you, faith defend you, joy surprise you, peace restore you, this and every day.

Amen