Wed.’s Devo - When Things Don’t Go Our Way

Read: 1 Sam. 29”1-31:13, John 11:54-12:19, Ps. 118:1-18, Pr. 15:24-26 Little did David realize, the Philistines did him a great favor by not letting he go with them to fight against Saul. It ended up that Saul and his sons were killed in that battle and that would not have looked good for David. Also, David didn’t know that his home town had been burned and his wives had been kidnapped. By having to leave early, he was able to rescue his family and all their belongings. Sometimes it is hard for us to understand why things don’t work out the way we think is best, but we have a God who has a better view of things. He sees the present and the future and always has our best in His heart. Notice that the Philistines said the same thing about David that the rules said about Jesus: “I find no fault in him.” Yet they still didn’t trust either one. Mary trusted and understood who Jesus was. She poured out the most costly earthly gift she had… her perfume. She anointed Jesus for his future. I wonder how we can anoint Jesus for the future. I think we can be attentive to what the Holy Spirit tells us to do and do it even if it doesn’t make sense to us at the time. I’m sure Mary didn’t know the significance of what she did when she did it, but it has been a memorial to her ever since. Lord, may what we do today be like perfume poured out on Your feet.