Wednesday's Devo- Collecting on an Old Debt

Read 2 Sam. 2:1-16
Saul has been killed and it's David's turn to become king. But how does one go about becoming king? David knows - he asks God where to go. God says: Hebron. Hebron was an enemy stronghold. It was owned by the children of Heth and "Heth" means "terror". It is one of the highest cites in Palestine which meant it was demonically strong. Abraham had sojourned there for most of his life. He bought the cave and burying grounds of Macpelah to bury his wife, Sarah. Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob and Leah were buried there also. And this is the land that the 12 spies explored, so it is part of the Promise Land. Isn't that the way it always goes. God promises us something that we have to get back from the enemy, and "fear" is usually the owner. Also, it usually costs us our lives. But that's OK because God is trying to kill our old man.... to resurrect a new one. The Devil is trying to kill us to deem us unoperable.
Of course, David can't become king without opposition, because the devil has worked too hard to keep this from happening to give up now. So he uses Abner, Saul's right- hand-man as his tool to oppose David's kingship. Abner takes Saul's son, Ish-bosheth (which means "man of shame") and crowns him king over Israel and David is king over Judah.
Both kings meet for a battle. They offer up 12 men apiece to fight each other. They match up man-for-man and each kill each other - stalemate. So David's army have to fight Abner's.
What has God promised you that is now in the enemies' camp? Your child, your husband, your dream. You can "buy it back". It's costly, and won't come without a fight; but it's so worth it and Jesus has already paid the bill, you just need to collect.