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David faced quite a mess after the deaths of Saul and his
sons. He needed to move from Ziklag,
where he’d been living, back into Israel.
He surely wondered what his Philistine host would think of that. He also needed to unite Israel, but political
maneuvering was rampant as different people tried to set themselves up as
friends of either David or Saul’s remaining son.
People acted without authorization and killings resulted
which complicated matters greatly. David’s
habit of collecting wives was also sowing seeds for future conflicts. David thankfully kept consulting God and made
certain that he disavowed all actions taken by others that weren’t in God’s
will. God did overrule those actions and even used them for His purposes,
showing His great sovereignty in spite of men’s sins, giving true meaning to
the phrase, “Where sin abounded, grace
did much more abound.” My commentary said of David during this
time: “David let God control him as he faced one emergency after another. He was a man empowered by God, and God
brought him through each crisis and
helped him to succeed.”
Father, that’s what I want said about me. I want to depend wholly on You, and I need You and Your wisdom to navigate
all of the things I face in this life.
Please keep me in Your will. Show
me where to walk, and forgive me when I stumble and admit it. Make me a man after Your own heart.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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