Please read 1 Samuel 23.
www.blueletterbible.org/nasb/1sa/23/1/s_259001
Meditate on verse 4.
Then David inquired of the LORD once more.
And the LORD answered him and said, “Arise, go
down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.”
It was approximately 15 years after his kingly anointing before David actually wore the crown. God used those years to prepare David for His high calling. Instead of going to finishing school, the young shepherd boy was plucked from his familiar pastures outside of Bethlehem and chased by King Saul throughout Israel. God used the school of difficulties to teach David about the land and the people he would eventually govern. God used the school of impossible circumstances to discipline David to rely on Him and seek His guidance before making decisions.
How is the LORD preparing you for His future plans? Is He using a difficult situation to draw you into richer faith and wholehearted reliance on Him? Sometimes the LORD’s training grounds are unorthodox; trust His sovereignty and learn from the individualized lessons He daily prepares for you.
Use the words from 1 Samuel 23:2, 4, and 16 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, help _______ and me always inquire
of You where we should go
and what we should do. Answer us
and help us to hear and obey.
As we go, let us encourage others in You.
In Your name, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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