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Sometimes We Have to Wait
At this point in David’s life, he had received a promise from God that he would eventually replace Saul as king over Israel
Saul’s growing jealously and animosity towards David was obvious, and he had tried unsuccessfully to kill David multiple times.
David had good reason to kill Saul, if just in self-defense, and his companions tried to talk him into taking Saul’s life by interpreting the cave scenario to be a divine opportunity.
Yet David’s restraint came straight from his relationship with God and his conviction to wait on God to carry out His own judgments (vss.
6-7, 11-13).
David decided to wait for God to fulfill His promise.
If We MUST Wait.......Wait on God
In this video, a woman falls into a fountain because she is texting while walking: https://youtu.be/bGpVpsaItpU
How many times have we done something clumsy while looking at our phone?
If we’re not paying attention, we can fall off the track and get ourselves and/or others hurt.
In that same way, if we don’t stop to seek God’s guidance, and allow ourselves to get lost in the moment, we can circumvent God’s plans and purposes in our lives.
It takes discernment, patience, and wisdom to know if we should act or wait when an opportunity presents itself.
As this story portrays, well-meaning people may try to persuade us one way (vs.
4), but they won’t be held responsible for our decisions—we will.
We must have a direct line to God for ourselves through prayer to know what He might instruct us to do.
Waiting on God does not mean passively doing nothing.
David was actively seeking the Lord during this time.
His intimate prayers from this trying season are recorded in the book of Psalms, giving us insight into what he was thinking and feeling.
It was because of David’s pursuit of God’s presence that he was sustained to keep believing God’s promise that he would become Israel’s next king.
Psalm 59 is one song noted to have been written by David while he was being attacked by Saul.
In verse 9, David prays,
Watching denotes an active, wide-eyed waiting, even as a watchman waits for the morning.
David’s prayer life was a key component to his ability to wait for God to do His process.
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