Thursday, May 22: 1Samuel 29- Grooming us for future assignments .

What would David do? Would he fight for Achish against Saul and the Hebrews? Would he turn from Achish and fight for Israel? The text is silent, so any attempt to answer these questions is pure speculation. The Lord orchestrated things so that David did not have to make that decision.

How often does the Lord intervene in my life (in your life) so that we don’t have to endure some difficult decision or situation? I don’t know. Again, any attempt to answer this would be pure speculation. But this account underscores the reality that the Lord God is always at work often in the background working out His will. So when we are walking faithfully, living as God would have us live, doing the things God has for us to do, then it is quite possible that God has steered our lives away from certain problems so that we can do particular things for Him.

In David’s case we mustn’t forget that God has declared and anointed David the next king of Israel and God is watching over him, protecting and grooming him for the years ahead.

And God is likely grooming us for future assignments as well… to the end that His will is done. Alleluia. Amen.

Lord, thank You for allowing me to be part of Your kingdom.  Thank you for using me in ways of Your choosing and design to bring about Your will that the name of Jesus will be known to the ends of the earth so that in Your time the end will come and Your kingdom will reign forever and ever. Alleluia. Amen.