This Sunday we are continuing our series preaching through the book of 1 Samuel.  This time we are in chapter 24.  In this chapter we have Saul, who finds out where David is hiding (in the wilderness of En-Gev), and proceeds to chase after him again.  This time, however, in a weak (for Saul), but God-orchestrated moment; David has a clear opportunity to kill Saul.  But instead chooses to cut and destroy Saul’s kingly robe.  The moment he does it though, he is struck with guilt that he shouldn’t have done it.  He also tells his men to stand down when they are encouraging him by saying “the Lord has delivered him into your hands!”  Once Saul leaves the cave, David emerges from way inside of the huge cave and confronts Saul very kindly.  He tells Saul he could have taken his life.  What is the lesson for us here in this passage?  I think it’s important to see and understand God’s providential will in our lives.  That God is certainly working His plan by His providentially guiding and directing in our lives.  But we need to be careful by how we look at and see God’s working in our lives.  God can and will open and close doors of opportunity for us, but does that mean every door is one we should go through?  We need to be wise in our lives about all this.  Using God’s wisdom and His Word to navigate life’s open doors and opportunities.  In this message we will examine 3 things David does in wisely following God.    

Our scripture reading this Sunday is from Psalm 57.  In this passage David is crying out to God in prayer for deliverance from his enemies.  He writes from the cave that he catches Saul and chooses not to kill him even though he has the perfect opportunity.  A passage that gives us a glimpse into the heart and soul of David and what he is feeling at the moment he can take vengeance on his enemy.  And to see that just because there is an opportunity does not mean God is in it.  More on all this Sunday morning.

See you Sunday,

Pastor Weaver