July 9, 2010
David and his men gather with the Philistine soldiers preparing for the battle against Saul and the Israelites. When the Philistines commanders saw them they said, "What are the Hebrews doing here?" Achish told them it was David and he could be trusted. The commanders were angry. They were afraid to have David with them, it would be like having an enemy in their camp. So, they sent David and his men back to their homes.
God used the Philistines to spare David from having to go into battle against Saul. I've really been thinking about that lately. David was not the one to remove Saul. He had plenty of opportunities... but either he didn't do it or God removed him from the possibility of doing it.
David was again spared from having the burden of "needless bloodshed" I wrote about several days ago. Oh, how much better it is to leave accountability in God's hands. David was not responsible for the choices Saul made, and it wasn't his position to determine what or if there were to be consequences.
It isn't our either.
Next Entry: I Samuel 30:1 – 31:13
David and his men gather with the Philistine soldiers preparing for the battle against Saul and the Israelites. When the Philistines commanders saw them they said, "What are the Hebrews doing here?" Achish told them it was David and he could be trusted. The commanders were angry. They were afraid to have David with them, it would be like having an enemy in their camp. So, they sent David and his men back to their homes.
God used the Philistines to spare David from having to go into battle against Saul. I've really been thinking about that lately. David was not the one to remove Saul. He had plenty of opportunities... but either he didn't do it or God removed him from the possibility of doing it.
David was again spared from having the burden of "needless bloodshed" I wrote about several days ago. Oh, how much better it is to leave accountability in God's hands. David was not responsible for the choices Saul made, and it wasn't his position to determine what or if there were to be consequences.
It isn't our either.
Next Entry: I Samuel 30:1 – 31:13
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