KJB Daily
Devotion – Following Jesus Through Every Chapter
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Chapters: 1 Samuel 29-31
Message: 1 Samuel: But What Have I Done
Hello My Friend,
Every once in a while God will put you in a situation when you look up to Him and say, Are you sure about this? You just know that something is going to go wrong and you are going to have even more problems. It is times like this when we really need to trust God, rely on His word, and keep Him close by at all times. “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” - Proverbs 30:5,6.
No matter where God places us in this world we must not take a step without making sure He is with us. The devil can often pretend that he is God in order to try to get us to do wrong, God will never put us anywhere that would make us go against His word. David was done running from Saul, he decided to leave Israel and make a life for himself somewhere else, oddly enough he ended up into Philistine territory. He made peace with the king, took his two wives, and those that followed him, and was content to dwell with the Philistines. For a year David and his army of men resided in Ziklag, once again they are at battle with Israel, and while David was eager to fight, the people did not trust him and refused to let him go with them.
“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.” - 1 Samuel 29:5-9.
“But what have I done?” The first thing we do when everything seems to be going well and we are being rejected is wonder what we have done wrong. The truth is, God places us in situations that help grow and prepare us for bigger battles. He may allow us to be among those of the world, but we are not of the world, therefore, we cannot fight a battle that is not our own. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;” - 1 Timothy 6:12,17.
David, a little confused and actually a bit distraught by being rejected, found the reason why God did not allow Him to fight in the battle. When he and his army returned home they found out that they had been invaded, the Amalekites ambushed the city, and took their wives and children. Some of the men were weary and stayed behind to look after supplies while the rest went to retrieve their wives and children.
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.” - 1 Samuel 30:21-24.
“with that which the LORD hath given us,” While the men were quick to upbraid David for saluting the men that stayed behind, David was quick to remind them that they all played a part in the battle, even those who just minded the things they took for the battle. Every person that receives Christ as their Saviour is part of the body of Christ, from the person who never does anything to serve God to the one who serves Him in full-time ministry, we all are preserved by the blood that Jesus Christ shed. God is no respecter of persons, anyone can come to Him, and none of us are saved by our works, only our faith. “Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;” - Romans 2:9-12.
Everything we go through, whether it is something we bring on ourselves or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, has the potential to bring good out of it. We can find it if we trust God, stay close to Him, and never let Him out of our sight. Just as David has said that God would remove Saul from being king in His time, the time has come. Saul along with his sons, including Jonathan, were killed in the battle.
“Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.” - 1 Samuel 31:1-6.
“So Saul died,” What a disgraceful end to what began a glorious, blessed life for Saul. All this probably could have been avoided had Saul just admitted his sin, and asked God to forgive him, but never once do we learn of Saul ever seeking forgiveness from God. You know, pride is our biggest enemy, it is pride that keeps the worst or least of sinners from going to Christ and getting saved. We may not always understand God's intentions, but if we trust and stick close to Him, we will find that all of His intentions are good. “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.” - 2 Corinthians 7:10,11.
Jesus Christ Revealed: Today, Jesus is revealed through David as he nourished the Amalekite (30:13) and two hundred men who stayed behind because of exhaustion (30:21). Jesus gladly nourishes all who believe in and receive Him with His bread. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life.” - John 6:47,48.
Today's Prayer: God, I do not always understand where You are taking me, but I do understand that You are right there with me, preparing me for something great. Lord, give me Your power to hold on to my integrity as I wait patiently for You to prepare me for what You have for me to do. Give me Your strength to keep going, faith to never give up, and hope of not only receiving what You have waiting for me in heaven, and here on earth as well. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Chapters: 1 Samuel 29-31
Message: 1 Samuel: But What Have I Done
Hello My Friend,
Every once in a while God will put you in a situation when you look up to Him and say, Are you sure about this? You just know that something is going to go wrong and you are going to have even more problems. It is times like this when we really need to trust God, rely on His word, and keep Him close by at all times. “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” - Proverbs 30:5,6.
No matter where God places us in this world we must not take a step without making sure He is with us. The devil can often pretend that he is God in order to try to get us to do wrong, God will never put us anywhere that would make us go against His word. David was done running from Saul, he decided to leave Israel and make a life for himself somewhere else, oddly enough he ended up into Philistine territory. He made peace with the king, took his two wives, and those that followed him, and was content to dwell with the Philistines. For a year David and his army of men resided in Ziklag, once again they are at battle with Israel, and while David was eager to fight, the people did not trust him and refused to let him go with them.
“Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands? Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines. And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king? And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.” - 1 Samuel 29:5-9.
“But what have I done?” The first thing we do when everything seems to be going well and we are being rejected is wonder what we have done wrong. The truth is, God places us in situations that help grow and prepare us for bigger battles. He may allow us to be among those of the world, but we are not of the world, therefore, we cannot fight a battle that is not our own. “Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;” - 1 Timothy 6:12,17.
David, a little confused and actually a bit distraught by being rejected, found the reason why God did not allow Him to fight in the battle. When he and his army returned home they found out that they had been invaded, the Amalekites ambushed the city, and took their wives and children. Some of the men were weary and stayed behind to look after supplies while the rest went to retrieve their wives and children.
“And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand. For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.” - 1 Samuel 30:21-24.
“with that which the LORD hath given us,” While the men were quick to upbraid David for saluting the men that stayed behind, David was quick to remind them that they all played a part in the battle, even those who just minded the things they took for the battle. Every person that receives Christ as their Saviour is part of the body of Christ, from the person who never does anything to serve God to the one who serves Him in full-time ministry, we all are preserved by the blood that Jesus Christ shed. God is no respecter of persons, anyone can come to Him, and none of us are saved by our works, only our faith. “Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile; But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: For there is no respect of persons with God. For as many as have sinned without law shall also perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall be judged by the law;” - Romans 2:9-12.
Everything we go through, whether it is something we bring on ourselves or just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, has the potential to bring good out of it. We can find it if we trust God, stay close to Him, and never let Him out of our sight. Just as David has said that God would remove Saul from being king in His time, the time has come. Saul along with his sons, including Jonathan, were killed in the battle.
“Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons. And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.” - 1 Samuel 31:1-6.
“So Saul died,” What a disgraceful end to what began a glorious, blessed life for Saul. All this probably could have been avoided had Saul just admitted his sin, and asked God to forgive him, but never once do we learn of Saul ever seeking forgiveness from God. You know, pride is our biggest enemy, it is pride that keeps the worst or least of sinners from going to Christ and getting saved. We may not always understand God's intentions, but if we trust and stick close to Him, we will find that all of His intentions are good. “For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.” - 2 Corinthians 7:10,11.
Jesus Christ Revealed: Today, Jesus is revealed through David as he nourished the Amalekite (30:13) and two hundred men who stayed behind because of exhaustion (30:21). Jesus gladly nourishes all who believe in and receive Him with His bread. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life.” - John 6:47,48.
Today's Prayer: God, I do not always understand where You are taking me, but I do understand that You are right there with me, preparing me for something great. Lord, give me Your power to hold on to my integrity as I wait patiently for You to prepare me for what You have for me to do. Give me Your strength to keep going, faith to never give up, and hope of not only receiving what You have waiting for me in heaven, and here on earth as well. In Jesus' name. Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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