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We are looking at the reasons leading to the people of God being discouraged and afraid in the midst of a great battle
The Scripture tells us that when the moment came to fight the battle David “ran toward the enemy”
We listed three main reasons that the people of God were in fear
Be like the other nations, the king may judge us, king may fight for us
None of which did they find as a reality of the desires they had to abandon God
Their desire to be like the other nations had come true and now they were not known as the people of God but rather the servants of Saul
It is a sad day for God’s people when they are known by any other name
A name is more than a word in the Middle East…it is an identity
The word hidden here is krypto - obscure, undisclosed, not readily apparent - to conceal protectively - especially during a difficult time
It implies keeping something for oneself - God has hidden us, kept us for Himself in Christ
A hidden treasure is protected, it does not protect itself
This is what God’s people forgot when they desired a King for their leader
The name over pur life should mark us as His!
Notice the King, the one who was to lead, judge and defend them cowering in the shadows and overcome with fear
Literally the word dismayed here in the Hebrew means to be in a broken state, like a shattered glass
An object divided into two or more parts
You see their double mindedness had broken them in split desires
A divided man - one who is staggering like a drunk
Jesus told His disciples
Here is a picture of a stable minded man
The storm is raging, the battle is fierce but his feet are planted solidly on the Word of God!
The loss of their identity in God has now led them to a place of fear and hopelessness!
In a day and age of “me, myself, and I” it is counterculture not to seek you own benefit or gain!
If you are truly a treasure hidden in the Master’s house, then it is not about me,myself, and I but rather Thy will be done
I live by faith in my abilities and desires?
NO!
Hidden in Christ should be out state of being not simply the words of our lips
Our strength and hope rest in the words of our Savior
If our confidence is in Him and we are hidden, we shall surely see the Salvation of our God
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