“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.”
Where do you find your encouragement today? In this verse of scripture we read about David, who is soon to be king, in bad standings with the people. David was innocent, he had don’t nothing wrong. As they came to Ziklag they all discovered that the city had been burned and their wives and children had been taken captive. David’s wives were also taken captive and somehow the people are blaming David because of the emotional distress they were all feeling. Be careful about how you deal with the man of God. It seems like every time there is difficulty in someone’s life they are quick to blame others for the problems they are facing. That is so foolish. It would be wise to put your trust in God and seek him for direction. As the people are ready to stone David, notice how he didn’t allow mans lack of faith to get him down: “but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.” If we didn’t put so much faith in people we wouldn’t be let down so much. We need to be careful about trusting in man more than God. Every time you deal with a matter its important that you encourage yourself in the LORD. It seems through this trial that God wanted his people to simply trust in Him. After David encouraged himself in the LORD, God gave him direction to the exact location of the enemy. They wiped out the Amalekites and recovered everyone and everything that they had lost. I Samuel 30:18 “And David recovered all…..” God is faithful. Its so important to trust God first when trials arise, it will make your faith so much stronger. Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Memory Verse Week 5/6/19
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
