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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
1 Samuel 23:1-13
When David was told about the Philistine attack against Keilah, he could have said, "It is Saul’s business to protect the country." But he did not! In spite of the risk, this man who had delivered his sheep from the lion and the bear, goes off to help the town in danger. Thus David acts as the true king. Only he does not forget to ask God first what He thinks about it (v. 2). Let us not fail to do this either, even when we are undertaking something which seems good to us. This is what is called dependence!
David’s men are very fearful. They make us think of the Lord’s disciples who "were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid" (Mark 10:32).
In order to encourage his men, David asks the LORD once more, and He gives him exactly the same answer again. And the victory is won. But, alas, David knows that the people he has delivered are quite capable of handing him over to Saul without a moment’s hesitation. He does not trust them at all. Was it not thus with the Lord? He had come to deliver His people; however He "did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men . . . what was in man" (John 2:24-25). And He also knows each one of our hearts.
