Saul continued to pursue David, and the tribe which inhabited the area where David hid planned to betray him. In this passage, the contrast between Saul and David is clearly seen. Saul, and even the Ziphites who tried to win Saul’s favor, put their trust in other humans to get what they want. None of them showed concern for God’s will. David placed his trust in God. In these passages we have been reading this week, David never asked God for prestige or power for himself. He only sought guidance and protection, and he obeyed everything God commanded of him. At this point, David had no idea he would become Israel’s greatest king and a forefather of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was a fugitive. David was constantly on the run but always responded to God and trusted him implicitly. David had no idea of God’s great purpose for his life.

 

I don’t expect to be a king. I don’t even want to be a town councilman, but my prayer is that I learn to trust God with my entire existence like David did. It is not an easy thing to do. It requires complete surrender to God’s will and that can be scary – giving up the illusion of control. That’s why it’s a life long journey - a journey to learn how to give up control and trust God. So I pray that I will be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, submit to his will and fulfill God’s purpose for my life. After all, he thought it up; it must be good. May his Kingdom come; his will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

 

Your fellow traveler,

 

Jack