Fri.’s Devo - No Matter What… Trust God.

Read: 1 Sam. 22: 1-2; Ps. 57; Ps. 142; 1 Chron. 12:8-18; 1 Sam. 22: 3- 23:12
God’s blessing was on David and when some of his army found out where he was they deflected to him until he had a 400 men army. They met at the cave of Adullam. David will come back to this cave and encounter his enemy later. David wrote many psalms during his flight from Saul. He speaks of his great fears but also his great love and trust in God. When he is overwhelmed and doesn’t know which way to turn, he cries out to the Lord and finds his place of refuge in the Lord.
God sent David some of the best warriors to be his commanders. He also found a safe place in Moab for his parents to live till it was all over. A prophet tells David it is time to go back to his homeland. Saul finds out and has a meeting with his soldiers. He gives a speech to turn them away from David and remain loyal to him. It is then that Doeg tells of seeing David in Nob and how the priest, Ahimelech, blessed him and gave him food and the sword of Goliath.
Saul, eaten up with jealousy, has all the priests and their family killed. None of his soldiers will kill a priest so Doeg does it all. One of Ahimelech’s sons, Abihu, escapes with the ephod to tell David. David feels responsible and vows to protect him. David writes Psalm 52 to encourage himself. He reminds himself what happens to warriors who don’t fight on the Lord’s side. He trusts in God’s unfailing love.
Later he finds out that the Philistines are stealing the grain harvest from the people of Keilah. The Lord tells him to go save them. David’s men were afraid to go up against the whole Philistine army but the Lord kept telling David to go. They went and God brought them victory. Saul found out and came for him so David asked the Lord if the men of Keilah would hand him over to Saul and God said ‘yes’. I wonder how discouraging that was to David. He had just saved these people, yet they would betray him. Jesus must have felt the same way when he was betrayed by one of his own.
Lord, help us to be willing to do your will no matter what the outcome. May we be like olive trees, thriving in the house of the Lord, trusting in your unfailing love.