Read 1 Sam 24
Has God ever promised you something that took forever to manifest? God loves to give us glimpses into the future that we have to birth. Birthing, as you remember takes f-o-r-e-v-e-r! Nine months seems like eternity and is full of nausia, emotional upheaval, changes, back ache, anticipation...(you get the picture). David birthed his kingship with great labor pains. Once again he is running from Saul and ends up in the back of a cave hiding. Saul just happens to pick this cave as his toilet and is relieving himself in the privacy of all David's men, unbeknownst to him. David is encouraged to kill Saul in his vulnerable position, but instead, David cuts off the hem of his robe. David could have seized the kingdom right then, but that would not have been God's timing. So David resisted. By waiting on God he was getting another piece closer to the throne.
David immediately feels convicted about cutting Saul's robe so he runs after Saul and confesses. He uses the piece of robe as evidence of how easy it would have been to kill Saul. But he didn't. Saul feels bad down to his core and asks David for mercy. He knows David will be the next king, but will David be merciful to Saul's family? David swears he will. End of birth pain.
The last verse says Saul went home (back to the palace), and David and his men went back to their stronghold. David knew things were not over until the baby was birthed, or the king was killed. He goes back to strengthen himself for the next birthpain.
God's promises have to be birthed but they are always worth it. We have a real enemy that is always trying to kill life and make us abort early. Don't do it. Nine months seems like a long time, but not really!
Lord, give us the fortitude to wait on You and your timing. Set our clocks to yours.
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