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DAVID WON AS ACHISH GAVE IN TO THE PRINCES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27
1 Samuel 29

Psalm 143:1-5

 

“…O LORD,
give ear to my supplications:

in thy faithfulness answer me…”

 

DAVID WON AS ACHISH GAVE IN TO THE PRINCES
 
As a man after God’s own heart, David sought answers from God. Several records about him showed the kind of person he was and his relationship with God. The princes of the Philistines knew David and his involvement in wars when he was with King Saul. They recalled that the women had sung and danced in praise of David killing ten thousands while Saul had killed only thousands after David had killed their champion Goliath. To the Philistine princes, David’s mission in their land was nothing but espionage. They thus advised their king accordingly.
 
God’s Word is always true, especially Romans 8:28: “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Achish gave in to the demands of his princes. The king made his decision known to David (1 Sam 29:6-7). David understood their concern, but he insisted that he was ready to go to battle with them. He also asked Achish if he had found any fault in him. The king assured him that he had not found anything unworthy about him since he came. However, he asserted that the princes of the land were against it.
 
David obliged and departed in the morning as the king had told him.
 
The Lord was with David and directed him in paths of righteousness so that he might do His will. The situation David was in was not easy, but God came to his rescue so that he did not have to fight Saul.
 
May we always trust our Lord to guide all our ways, no matter how difficult or impossible.
 
THOUGHT: God is in control of all things.

PRAYER: Father, forgive me for my failure to see Thy sovereign hand.

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