Here David sat in a city with his 600 men.
Defeated and distraught. At a low.
And that news came . . . Saul is dead.
"The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that David desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne." Matthew Henry
David mourned the deaths of Saul and Jonathan.
Defeated and distraught. At a low.
And that news came . . . Saul is dead.
"The blow which opened David's way to the throne was given about the time he had been sorely distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lord, will quietly abide his will. It shows that David desired not Saul's death, and he was not impatient to come to the throne." Matthew Henry
David mourned the deaths of Saul and Jonathan.
Yet, the houses of David and Saul still warred against each other.
David mourns Abner's death.
"And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them, as everything that the king did pleased all the people." 1 Samuel 3:36
David's life is so beautiful. And we know the rest of the story. He is just a man who needs God just as much on a balcony secretly watching Bathsheba as in a cave hiding from a King, his own father-in-law. No man is to be worshipped high on a pedestal.
David has already faced strong temptation in such distress and degradation. What does it truly mean to encourage ourselves in the Lord, as David did? What does it look like to not touch the garment of the anointed one, even when you could justify revenge.
The funeral song, "The Bow," says nothing of Saul's righteousness or goodness. But it does speak of two souls knit together in a strong bond of love---Jonathan and David. They both would overlook the carnal man that resided in both. Love covered their sins. It's interesting that Jonathan would never see the side of David that we are about to see.
Father, help us to live by those convictions that we hold dear. When we face haunting temptations this fresh new week, may we cry out for more of you and less of us. Make us into the people you have called us to be. May the song we sing this day be of praise to you and honor to all we know, even those who have done us wrong.
David's life is so beautiful. And we know the rest of the story. He is just a man who needs God just as much on a balcony secretly watching Bathsheba as in a cave hiding from a King, his own father-in-law. No man is to be worshipped high on a pedestal.
David has already faced strong temptation in such distress and degradation. What does it truly mean to encourage ourselves in the Lord, as David did? What does it look like to not touch the garment of the anointed one, even when you could justify revenge.
The funeral song, "The Bow," says nothing of Saul's righteousness or goodness. But it does speak of two souls knit together in a strong bond of love---Jonathan and David. They both would overlook the carnal man that resided in both. Love covered their sins. It's interesting that Jonathan would never see the side of David that we are about to see.
Father, help us to live by those convictions that we hold dear. When we face haunting temptations this fresh new week, may we cry out for more of you and less of us. Make us into the people you have called us to be. May the song we sing this day be of praise to you and honor to all we know, even those who have done us wrong.
PHOTO: Annette's Fig Tree. Jesus cursed the fig tree when it would not produce. Wondering about that story. Wondering about life.z
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