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DAVID FOUND A HIDING PLACE
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
1 Samuel 23

Psalm 20

 

“Save, LORD: let the king

hear us when we call.”

 

DAVID FOUND A HIDING PLACE
 
The Lord continued to protect David and hearkened to his prayers. David was loyal to the nation and fought the Philistines. On the other hand, King Saul kept chasing him to get rid of him. David found great support from his own army of six hundred. Jonathan also paid him a visit and they renewed their covenant. David moved from place to place in the wilderness, and the Lord guided his steps. Though he did not have a home, David had the upper hand over King Saul.
 
David had been moving from place to place, without a home nor military support. He was at a loss as to what to do, but the Lord had not left him. He ensured that David received help. Saul was the king of Israel, but David knew that he would become king after Saul. He was thus loyal to the nation. The Philistines invaded Keilah, a city of Israel. This was reported to David and he did not sit back. He felt that it was his responsibility to protect the land of Israel.
 
David sought the Lord and He guided him. This was how it happened: “Then David enquired of the LORD yet again. And the LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah” (1 Sam 23:4-5). David was a man of war and he was ready for combat any time. God never failed him, and he was always assured of victory. In this instance, he not only defeated the Philistine invaders, he also took spoils from them. Abiathar the priest had also resorted to David after Saul had killed many in his family. When he came to David, he brought with him the ephod. Upon learning that David was in Keilah, Saul’s hopes of capturing David were raised because Keilah was an enclosed city. However, David was one step ahead of Saul, and David managed to escape from that city.
 
THOUGHT: God has His plan to save His own.
PRAYER: Father, Thou art my hope, even when there seems to be no hope.

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