I Samuel 29:6-7
“So Achish had to send for David and tell him, ‘As GOD lives, you’ve been a trusty ally—excellent in all the ways you have worked with me, beyond reproach in the ways you have conducted yourself. But the warlords don’t see it that way. So it’s best that you leave peacefully, now. It’s not worth it, displeasing the Philistine warlords.’”
“So Achish finally summoned David and said to him, ‘I swear by the Lord that you have been a trustworthy ally. I think you should go with me into battle, for I’ve never found a single flaw in you from the day you arrived until today. But the other Philistine rulers won’t hear of it. Please don’t upset them, but go back quietly.’”
God’s deliverance of David is worthy of a screen play. He turned David’s weakness (07.13.23. Post) into a powerful witness of himself and prevented David from going to war against his own people. In Gath of Philistia David resolved to honor God while in a land on many gods. This testimony led its ruler, Achish, to know Israel’s God as one to be sworn by when it counted.
Stress mounted by the moment as David and his men saw where their allegiance with Gath was leading them. Only the strongest in faith believed God could deliver them now. He did, at the last moment, as usual. God drives each lesson home for maximum impact when we walk by faith. He built David and his men into a force that would shape an empire. Our faithful God uses our weakness to build his strength within us. When I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)
Lord, this is so comforting. I am no longer haunted by my failures. Not only do you forgive them, you use them for my benefit. You parent me perfectly and therein is rest. Thank you for your great love for me, and the world.