Saturday, October 29, 2011

1 SAMUEL 18:14-15 "THE REACTION TO FEAR"

One of the most intriguing persons in the bible is David. There are a lot of details surrounding the life of David, it's like the Holy Spirit opens his life and we walk right through it. I am enamored and encouraged by his loyalty and devotional to God. Although David commited adultry and murder, also taking a census when God told him not to . God said that David was a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will (Acts 13:22). How could a man who commited adultry and murder , be a man after God's heart? Notice that God never said that about anybody else but David. This shows the unique relationship that David had with God. The door was alway's open to David because he knew how to repent and never go back and commit the same sin. The bible says "And David behaved himself very wisely in all his ways and the Lord was with him. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him" (1 Samuel 18:14-15).                                                                                                                                                            Why would you be afraid of someone who wanted to do what was right? This is the reason the world doesn't like the church, because we choose to behave ourselves, to be prudent, to act circumspectly. David did this in all his way's , not just some of his way's but all his way's and it made king Saul uncomfortable. King Saul was afraid of David not only because he behaved himself but also that God was with him .  Maybe this is the reason for some of the trouble in your life, people recognize that God is with you. People are alway's intimidated with those who want to do right, because it puts pressure on everybody else, but who cares "If God be for us who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31).

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